Media bodies on October 16 sought President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention to ensure that the freedoms of speech, and to profess occupation and livelihood, in the Constitution, were protected. Journalists also held a day-long protest at the Press Club of India against attacks on media freedom.
In a letter to the President, the organisations said that, currently, there was an unprecedented situation faced by independent media in the country.
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