The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on June 13 expressed concern over recent incidents of “intimidation” and “harassment” of journalists by Union Minister Smriti Irani and the CPI(M)-led government in Kerala.
The guild said that on June 9, Ms. Irani during a visit to her constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh had threatened a reporter with the Dainik Bhaskar that she would complain to his owners, while on June 10, the CPI(M) Government in Kerala had filed an FIR against a reporter with Asianet news for carrying a story against a Student Federation of India (SFI) leader.