00:00 The Delhi Police are conducting raids in at least 35 locations, including houses of seven
00:04 journalists and places associated with the news portal NewsClick. A fresh case has been registered
00:12 by the Delhi Police Special Cell against the news portal under the stringent Unlawful Activities
00:17 Prevention Act (UAPA). The organisation is under the scanner of the Economic Offences Wing of the
00:23 Delhi Police and the Enforcement Directorate amid allegations it received funds from China.
00:29 Raids were carried out by the Delhi Police's Special Cell at over 35 locations in Delhi
00:34 and the neighbouring areas of Noida and Ghaziabad. During the raids, cops seized
00:40 electronic evidence, including laptops and mobile phones, and took data dumps of hard disks. The
00:46 searches were based on inputs shared by the Enforcement Directorate indicating alleged
00:50 unlawful activities by the suspects. Some journalists were brought to the Lodhi Road
00:55 Special Cell office, but no one has been arrested so far, the officials added.
01:00 The journalists whose houses were raided by the cops include Prabir Purkayastha, Abhisar Sharma,
01:06 Anand Joy Chakravarti, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Bhasha Singh, Aditi Nigam,
01:11 Bappa Sinha and Urmilesh. Abhisar Sharma posted about the raid at his house on X.
01:17 "Delhi Police landed at my home, taking away my laptop and phone," he wrote.
01:23 Meanwhile, Bhasha Singh wrote, "Finally last tweet from this phone. Delhi Police seized my phone."
01:28 So, what is the case involving Newsclick? Earlier in August 2023, a report by the New York Times
01:36 had alleged links between tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, who finances the Indian news website
01:41 Newsclick, and the Communist Party of China. The report had claimed that Singham's networks
01:47 fuelled disinformation and influenced mainstream narratives by promoting pro-China messages.
01:52 As per sources in The Probe, the agency found a series of email exchanges between Newsclick
01:57 director Prabir Purkayastha and various journalists, along with millionaire Neville
02:02 Roy Singham and CPIM leaders like Prakash Karat. ED indicated that Neville Roy Singham,
02:07 who stays in China, gave Newsclick Rs. 38 crore illegally to peddle pro-China information in India.
02:13 Newsclick has called the allegations unfounded and without basis in fact or law.
02:18 Newsclick is an independent news organization and any insinuation that we function as the
02:23 mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China or other interests is false, the organization had
02:28 clarified. Several opposition parties hit out at the government after Delhi Police's special cell
02:33 on Tuesday morning conducted raids on the premises of online portal Newsclick and its journalists.
02:37 Reacting to the development, the Press Club of India, on X said, "It is deeply concerned
02:42 about raids on the houses of journalists and writers associated with Newsclick."
02:47 The Press Club of India is deeply concerned about the multiple raids conducted on the houses of
02:51 journalists and writers associated with Newsclick. We are monitoring the developments and will be
02:56 releasing a detailed statement. The PCI stands in solidarity with the journalists and demands
03:01 the government to come out with details, it said. RJD MP Manoj Jha described the raid as the most
03:07 unfortunate thing. Why are you calling them the Delhi Police? They are under Union Home Minister
03:12 Amit Shah and nothing takes place without his consent. Those who refuse to join their bhajan
03:17 mandali, they do this against them. What are they trying to show from all this? This incident will
03:22 be written in the history and this step of the government will cost them. Jha told News Agency ANI.
03:28 Delhi Police team has reached the offices of many journalists and writers associated with Newsclick.
03:34 Delhi Police team has reached the offices of many journalists and writers associated with Newsclick.
03:37 Delhi Police team has reached the offices of many journalists and writers associated with Newsclick.
03:39 Many journalists are included, who have big names. What do you have to say?
03:44 I think that the most unfortunate and the most unfortunate
03:49 incident was the one after Gandhi Janati. No one could have done this. Why are you calling them
03:53 Delhi Police? They are under Home Minister. Nothing takes place without his consent.
03:58 Those who ask you questions, those who refuse to join your bhajan mandali,
04:04 you do this against them. This is your standard operating procedure.
04:08 All the weaknesses of a fascist state are present in you.
04:14 On Delhi Police conducting raids at different premises linked to Newsclick,
04:20 CPIM General Secretary Sitaram Yachchery said, "Police came to my residence because one of my
04:25 companions who live with me there, his son works for Newsclick. Police came to question him. They
04:30 took his laptop and phone. What are they investigating, nobody knows. If this is an
04:34 attempt to try and muzzle the media, the country must know the reason behind this."
04:37 Delhi Police is conducting raids at different premises linked to Newsclick under UAPA
04:44 and other sections. Your residence also raided today morning.
04:48 My residence, the police came there because there is a comrade who lives with me there,
04:53 who works in our office. His son works for Newsclick. So they came to question him.
04:59 He asked, "Questioning on what?" Nothing, no question. They just took his laptop
05:04 and his cell phone and went away. Why? What are the charges? What are they investigating? Nobody knows.
05:15 If this is an attempt to try and muzzle the media and the press, etc.,
05:19 the media has faced this earlier, they'll also handle it.
05:25 But what is it? What is the issue? That the country must know.
05:29 Meanwhile, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, "I feel that dictatorship has come. This is a message
05:36 from the BJP to all the journalists. We are in support of free journalism. We strongly condemn
05:42 these raids."
05:51 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
05:53 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
05:56 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
05:59 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:02 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:04 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:07 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:10 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:12 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:14 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:16 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:18 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:20 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:22 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:24 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:26 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:28 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:30 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:32 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:34 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:36 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:38 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:40 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:42 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:44 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:46 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:48 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:50 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:52 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:54 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:56 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
06:58 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:00 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:02 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:04 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:06 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:08 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:10 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:12 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:14 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:16 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:18 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:20 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:22 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:24 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:26 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:28 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:30 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:32 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:34 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:36 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:38 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:40 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:42 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:44 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:46 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:48 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:50 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:52 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:54 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:56 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
07:58 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
08:00 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
08:02 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
08:04 [Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP]
08:06 [Subscribe to One India Channel and never miss an update]
Comments