Arnab Goswami arrested; Amit Shah slams Maharashtra govt

 Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami was today arrested for allegedly abetting suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer by Mumbai police.

In another news, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane will begin a crucial three-day visit to Nepal from today. This visit is largely aimed at resetting strategic ties that came under severe strain following a border claim issue between the two countries. The Chief of Army Staff is scheduled to call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, besides holding talks with several other civilian and military leaders during the visit, according to officials.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address two more rallies in poll-bound Bihar today -- at Bihariganj and Araria -- ahead of the third phase of polling on November 7.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will lead a relay 'dharna' of Congress MLAs at Rajghat today to highlight the state's "power crisis and critical essential supplies" situation amid the Centre's alleged adamant refusal to allow movement of goods trains due to farmers' agitation.

The News Broadcasters Association on Wednesday condemned the manner in which Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was arrested in Mumbai and appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to ensure that he is treated fairly and state power is not misused for vendetta. The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) also said that even though it does not agree with Goswami's "type of journalism", it denounces "retaliatory action", if any, by authorities.

 

Goswami was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer in 2018, a police official said. In a statement, the NBA said it "condemns the manner in which Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, was arrested". The NBA said it is dismayed in the manner in which he was arrested.

 

"Even though the NBA does not agree with his type of journalism, we denounce retaliatory action, if any by the authorities against a media editor. Media is not above the law but due process must be followed," the statement said.