Watch | Govt's Wrath on the Farmers Movement, Media and Internet Shutdown

Name: Watch | Govts Wrath on the Farmers Movement, Media and Internet Shutdown - The Wire
Uploaded: 2021-02-10T10:00:21+05:30
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Description: Senior journalist Urmilesh discusses the government's crackdown on the farmer protests and the slew of FIRs against journalists.

Senior journalist Urmilesh discusses the government's crackdown on the farmer protests and the slew of FIRs against journalists.

Urmilesh

Senior journalist Urmilesh discusses the government's crackdown on the farmer protests and the slew of FIRs against journalists.

watch govt s wrath on the farmers movement media and internet shutdown

Critics of the farmer's movement have also agreed that this is the largest farmers movement in India's modern history. It is democratic and peaceful. Despite this, the government's stand is intransigent.

The mainstream media is also with them. But public pressure remains on the government. To deal with this, the government is imposing internet shutdowns, arresting farmer leaders, registering FIRs against them and even against many senior editors and journalists for tweeting. Where will this go? Senior journalist Urmilesh discusses this with journalists Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and The Wire's Ajoy Ashirwad.

This article went live on February tenth, two thousand twenty one, at zero minutes past ten in the morning.

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