Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday accused The New York Times of “spreading lies” approximately India, describing an opinion piece posted in it on the liberty of press in Kashmir as “mischievous and fictitious”. “New York Times had lengthy lower back dropped all pretensions of neutrality even as publishing whatever approximately India. NYT`s so-referred to as opinion piece on freedom of press in Kashmir is mischievous and fictitious, posted with a sole cause to unfold a propaganda approximately India and its democratic establishments and values,” Mr Thakur stated on Twitter.
“This is in continuation with what NYT and some different link-minded overseas media had been spreading lies approximately India and our democratically elected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji. Such lies cannot ultimate lengthy,” the minister stated. The sturdy rebuttal via way of means of Anurag Thakur got here after the US-primarily based totally newspaper posted an opinion piece on alleged curbs on records float in Kashmir.
“Some overseas media nourishing a grudge in opposition to India and our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi have lengthy been systematically looking to peddle lies approximately our democracy and pluralistic society,” Mr Thakur stated. He stated freedom of press in India is as sacrosanct as different essential rights.
“Democracy in India and We the humans are very mature and we do not want to analyze grammar of democracy from such schedule pushed media,” he stated. Mr Thakur stated the “blatant lies” unfold via way of means of NYT approximately press freedom in Kashmir is condemnable. “Indians will now no longer permit such mindsets to run their decisive schedule on India soil,” the minister stated.
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