Journalist Abhisar Sharma. Photo: x@Abhisar_Sharma
The Indian press club (PCI) on Friday (August 22, 2025) demanded the withdrawal of companies submitted by the Assam Police against journalists Abhisar Sharm. Police accused Mr. Sharma of making notes with “Mala Fide the intention of disrupting the elected government”, provoking municipal feelings and threatening national integrity.
“The company referred to the Drakonic Section 152 (Sub of), along with sections 196 (support for hostility and disharmony) and 197 (imputation against national integration) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhit. The editor and the editor of the editor and the editor, and the editor, and the Editor, and registered the same Assam Police according to Section 152 BNS, ”said the PCI.
PCI accused Assam’s police of pulling “blind eye when she did not realize what the top court ordered in a similar case concerning the wire editors”.
“This action by Assam Police will be slapped intolerance and modest respect for freedom of press. In another case, at the beginning of this month, Youtube arbitrarily removed the channel operated by the head of journalist and editors of the Indian Secretary Ruben Banerjee without prior warning.
“From Blue, Boreje, he received electronic communication from YouTube and said that his channel was removed due to alleged violation of the” peripheral policy “of the social media platform. This action was carried out without prior intimation, warnings or warnings when removing the channel, ”she said.
“Both cases of Sharma and Banerjee, who held their long journalistic careers in prestigious publications and television channels, are part of a number of arbitrary events against other journalists and media organizations.
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Published – August 23 2025 12:04
