X has withheld some accounts while registering protest against the government’s order, another uneasy episode in their face-off that is already in court. Absolute free speech can’t mean hate and abuse. But suspending accounts without transparency is an irrational and illiberal system that doesn’t stand the test of public scrutiny.
Rahul Gandhi’s penchant for jeering at press is absurd. It’s shrinking Congress footprint
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s penchant for jeering at journalists with questions about their caste is absurd and amounts to intimidation of press. It betrays frustration and intolerance. SCs/STs/OBCs don’t fall for such antics. It’s his politics, not media, that’s responsible for his party’s shrinking footprint. Congress leaders must counsel Gandhi.
Khalistani label for Bengal IPS officer amounts to profiling. Slurs like these create disquiet
The Khalistani label used for a Sikh IPS officer in West Bengal’s Dhamakhali amounts to profiling. The unseemly row also holds an important lesson for politicians. Slurs like these can act as a spark and create differences and disquiet. And the country pays a heavy price in the long run.
He should accept the media landscape as it exists. Make his case eloquently, effectively, and hope for the best.