Anurag Thakur On ED Raid: Union Minister Anurag Thakur has given a statement on the raid on web portal News Click. He said, if someone has done wrong then he should be investigated. The agencies are independent and carry out their actions within the legal framework. If money has been received through wrong means then action will be taken.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister said, ‘I have no need to give clarification on these raids. If someone has done something wrong then investigating agencies work on it. It is not written anywhere that if you have received money illegally or have committed objectionable work, then the investigating agency cannot work on it. The investigating agencies are independent and they take their action following the rules.’
What did Anurag Thakur say on census and women’s reservation?
Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, census was to be held in the country in 2021 but due to Covid it was not possible to do so. Delimitation and census are two tasks to be done for the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill which has recently been passed by the Central Government. So as soon as the upcoming The census process will be started as soon as the Lok Sabha elections are over.
He said, no one has a vision like Modi ji, whereas by passing this bill, Modi ji has transformed the slogan of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas into reality.
What did Delhi Police say about News Click?
According to Delhi Police, some journalists have been brought to the Special Cell office on Lodhi Road, but no one has been arrested yet. The Delhi High Court in August had banned ‘NewsClick’ Founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha was asked for his stand on the police’s plea to cancel the earlier order granting him interim protection from arrest in the case of alleged receipt of illegal foreign funds. This website was recently in the news for allegedly receiving money from American millionaire Neville Roy Singham for pro-China propaganda in India.
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