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Modi’s ruls has put journalists in more danger in Gujarat for 24 years than Indira Gandhi. The original report is of 7 thousand words and here it has been presented in short points. This is a Google translation from Gujarati, it may not be correct, if you cannot understand then see this Gujarati website.
Link to original report https://allgujaratnews.in/en/attack-press-freedom-gujarat/
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, June 27, 2025
During Modi’s 24 years of rule, there have been many attacks to crush the freedom of journalists in Gujarat. In which there have been physical attacks as well. has created trouble against the media by violating the law. Indira Gandhi had put two mainstream journalists including Prakash Shah in jail in Gujarat during the Emergency. But under Modi’s rule, more than 200 journalists and media have been affected by disasters. There have been attacks. While BJP celebrates Emergency Day, there is a huge crisis against Gujarat journalists under Modi’s rule Indira Gandhi’s Emergency was not justified in any way. But Modi’s implicit and hidden crisis is even more dangerous
Incidents of threat, fear, attack and murder of journalists in Gujarat during the emergency declared under Modi’s rule
The lives of many journalists were in danger, economic attacks took place under Modi’s rule
Newspapers and TV channels were closed due to the reckless use of power, journalists protested
Even today many journalists are fighting cases in court, a journalist who criticized Modi is in jail
The right to information of journalists was violated many times, hence the protests
Many journalists who did not bow down to Modi lost their jobs
When Home Minister Amit Shah’s lies were exposed in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the police was sent
The video of journalist Dilip Patel, who exposed the truth of the elections, was removed
Amit Shah misused his power to remove this video from Satya Day TV channel
In Gujarat, cases were filed against journalists by Modi’s trusted industrialists
Government, government companies, government corporations, local Self-governance institutions use economic weapons against journalists
Journalists are controlled by advertisements of cooperative institutions, APMC, dairy, cooperative banks
Advertisements are given against the rules, the Information Department is discriminating between journalists
Journalists demonstrated against the filing of a case against Swaman journalist Tushar Basia
Action demanded from Bhupendra Patel’s government in 20 attacks on journalists
Representation on atrocities, assaults, harassment, attacks on social media and harassment by officials
In 2024, notice was issued to Kutch journalist Jayesh Ambalal Shah for exposing the police bribery scandal
In 2024, journalist Sohil Bamni of Timbi village working in Jafrabad of Amreli district was attacked
In 2023, a case was registered against Gandhinagar and Bodeli journalists Pradeep Rawal Barkatullah Khatri
In 2020, Ahmedabad Crime Branch registered a case of sedition against Dhawal Patel, editor of news portal Face of Nation
A journalist who wrote about changing the Chief Minister was arrested Had to flee abroad
In the year 2019, journalist Girdhari was attacked in Kanipura, Nadiad at the behest of the BJP leader
Nadiad Town Police registered several false cases against Girdhari and the court acquitted him in all the cases
A complaint was lodged at the police station.
Banaskantha reporter Kuldeep Parmar and cameraman Akash Parmar were attacked in the year 2019
Vadan Singh kidnapped the journalists after reporting on the BJP leader’s ashram
Journalists in Banaskantha lodged a complaint with the Collector regarding police repression.
In 2019, police in Junagadh lathicharged journalists inhumanly without any reason
Wankaner Press Club filed a complaint against attacks on journalists
Cyber attacks on journalists are increasing in Gujarat
Journalists are being attacked on social media accounts for criticizing a particular party or leader
New Indian Express Gujarat Bureau Chief Dilip Kshatriya is being repeatedly attacked on his social media account
Journalist Hari Desai is also being attacked on social media
There are hundreds of journalists who are being attacked on social media and prevented from writing
The Gujarat government has not accepted the demand for legal protection of journalists like other states
Journalists have been banned from carrying cameras in the Gujarat Assembly
In 2015, 22 journalists were attacked by a police convoy while covering the Ahmedabad GMDC ground rally
Thus, many such incidents have taken place in the last 24 years of Modi rule
The BJP Modi government has banned British Broadcasting Corporation, Newslaundry, Dainik Bhaskar, and others from publishing news. Raids on Bhaskar
Investigation Agencies raid to suppress Bharat Samachar, Kashmir Wala, The Wire etc. in Modi Raj
If a leader who travels on a bicycle becomes the owner of 500 crores in 10 years, then there is no raid
Investigation agencies are deliberately deployed to oppress the media and suppress the voice of the media
BJP leader and minister Smriti Irani intimidated journalists in 2023
The Editors Guild, angry with Irani, had to say, do not attack the freedom of the press
An atmosphere of fear and intimidation is created to silence anyone who speaks against the government
Journalists’ organizations have repeatedly protested and filed petitions against the attack
The threat to investigative journalism is increasing
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In 2019, a case of sedition was registered against 3 journalists including Prashant Dayal of Times of India
A public meeting was held in Gujarat in 2019 for the freedom of press and media, the fourth pillar of democracy
Most journalists believe that TV9 journalist Chirag Patel died mysteriously
Threatening the media by BJP MLA Madhu Srivastava
Information Department harassed by sending absurd interpretations of news
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Concerns are being raised about the safety of the media
When journalists ask questions, they are threatened with arrest
The Home Department issues circulars to give guidelines to the police. Journalists are not provided security in the field
Journalists and journalist organizations are being constantly attacked.
India’s position has dropped two places to 142 in the 2022 Press Freedom Index survey of 180 countries
Harassment of those who criticize the government and other crimes against those reporting the events
The Editors Guild of India said in a case that this police case is being registered to intimidate the media
When a journalist speaks the truth, the authorities do not like it. So they attack them.
In 2022, a crime was registered against the South Gujarat Kharat newspaper of Valsad for publishing a report on alcohol.
In 2019, representatives of 300 newspapers protested in Gandhinagar and were arrested by the police.
4100 small and medium newspapers closed down in Gujarat due to various reasons.
In 2023, Bhupendra Patel’s government ended the newspaper by stopping advertisements in Gandhinagar Samachar.
A newspaper was bought in Gandhinagar with the support of a BJP leader and BJP MLA.
Modi used to repeatedly insult the Gandhinagar newspaper and its journalists.
The Phulchhab newspaper was entered by a BJP-loving industrialist who bought NDTV.
In 2019, there were 16 attacks on journalists in Gujarat and Chirag Patel was murdered in Ahmedabad.
On 20 September 2022, 200 police barged into the office of Network News Gujarat in Gandhinagar.
They abused in the presence of female anchors. The channel was shut down, 300 people became unemployed
The Network News TV channel had exposed many scams of the BJP government
In 2022, the Ahmedabad Collector cancelled the license of K News TV channel and shut it down
The K News TV channel had given many reports criticizing the government
Many YouTube channels are run by clean journalists. He was attacked repeatedly
Vineet Kumar had gone to meet teachers when he was attacked by people close to BJP
On 22 July 2021, raids were conducted on ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ and ‘Divya Bhaskar’
On 8 September 2021, Income Tax Department raided Sambhav-VTV of Bodakdev in Ahmedabad
In 2025, ED and Income Tax Department raided GSTV for 36 consecutive hours
Vadodara police attacked a GSTV journalist on the night of Ganesh Visarjan in Vadodara
The person who attacked journalist Jayesh Jhala in Halvad in 2018 was not caught for a long time
On 4 December 2018, a journalist was attacked by a BJP official in Rajkot.
In 2022, a journalist was attacked by goons of a political party outside the court in Disha
The incident with Delhi journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in Gujarat shook the whole country
The incident took place in Surendranagar, BJP MP Dr. Mahendra Munjpara was threatened
Munjpara threatened to kill journalists of V TV and Gujarat Samachar
Munjpara had earlier misbehaved with 3 journalists at different times
Attack on those raising the issue of municipal water in Surendranagar
Journalist Kishore Dave from Junagadh was murdered in his office
