Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge ne World Press Freedom Day ke mauke par BJP aur RSS par zor ka hamla kiya hai. Unhone arop lagaya ki current government ke time mein aisa mahaul bana diya gaya hai jahan "independent journalism ko saza di jayegi, aur compliance ko inaam milega."
Kharge ka press freedom par kya arop hai?
Press Trust of India ke mutabiq, Kharge ne X par ek post mein kaha ki BJP-RSS ka message saaf hai: "independent journalism ko saza di jayegi, aur compliance ko inaam milega... jo log sawaal karte rahte hain, unhe lagataar nishana banaya jata hai."
Unhone arop lagaya ki media ke kuch hisson ko sarkari narrative ko echo karne tak seemit kar diya gaya hai, jabki jo log authority se sawaal karte hain, unhe sustained pressure ka samna karna padta hai.
Press freedom rankings ka kya hua?
The Telegraph India ke mutabiq, Kharge ne India ke global press freedom rankings mein girne ki taraf bhi ishaara kiya. Unhone arop lagaya ki 2014 se BJP sarkar ke neeche desh ka ranking 157th place par aa gaya hai.
Kharge ne kaha ki BJP-RSS apne existing control se santusht nahi hai, aur woh aur zyada control chahte hain.
Hamaari Baat: Press freedom par sawaal uthna zaroori hai
Seedha baat karein toh, Kharge ka yeh attack koi naya nahi hai — press freedom par sawaal uthte rahe hain. Lekin jab Congress president khud yeh baat kahe, toh iska wazan badh jaata hai. Hamari nazar mein, kisi bhi democracy mein independent journalism ka hona bahut zaroori hai. Agar sach mein aisa mahaul bana diya gaya hai ki jo log sawaal karte hain unhe nishana banaya jaye, toh yeh chinta ki baat hai. Lekin readers ko khud decide karna chahiye ki woh kis par bharosa karte hain — kyunki arop aur counter-aarp dono hi politics ka hissa hain.
