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Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has accused the Modi government of preparing to “gag” digital media, social media, OTT platforms and those who write and speak in private capacity by bringing in the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, and said the country will not tolerate such actions.
The Congress general secretary shared on X two quotes of Mahatma Gandhi (Young India, 1922) and that of Jawaharlal Nehru (March, 1940) in which they had stressed the importance of freedom of speech and press.
“हमें सबसे पहले स्वतंत्र अभिव्यक्ति और संगठन के अधिकार को हासिल करना चाहिए और इन अधिकारों की रक्षा जान देकर भी करनी चाहिए।”
– महात्मा गांधी (यंग इंडिया, 1922)“प्रेस की आजादी का मतलब यह नहीं होता कि जो चीजें हम छपी हुई देखना चाहें, सिर्फ उन्हीं की अनुमति दें, इस तरह की आजादी से…
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 5, 2024
“These two examples show that our citizens have not got freedom of speech and freedom of the press just like that. Millions of people have fought for it for years,” Priyanka Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X.
