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Editors Guild expresses concern over ‘harassment, intimidation’ of journalists by Smriti Irani, Kerala Government

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. 

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