Journalist bodies criticise freezing of NewsClick accounts by I-T Department
Journalist organizations have condemned the Indian Income-Tax Department's decision to freeze the bank accounts of the news portal NewsClick. The move has halted salary payments for nearly a hundred employees and is being described by critics as an abuse of legal process following previous raids and arrests.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing tensions regarding press freedom and the use of state investigative agencies against media organizations in India.
Journalist bodies on December 20 criticised the freezing of the bank accounts of news portal NewsClick by the Income-Tax Department.
The article focuses heavily on the perspective of journalist unions and uses loaded language like 'draconian' and 'harassment' to describe government actions.
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