Arunachal BJP unit flays Arnab Goswami's arrest

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ITANAGAR: The Arunachal BJP unit on Thursday condemned the arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami by the Mumbai police, and termed the act as "murder of democracy".

Addressing a press conference at the Arunachal Press Club here, State BJP spokesperson Tadar Dominic said that "the Shiv Sena has changed its strategy of murdering democracy after being misguided by the INC'' and is now silencing journalists for asking questions.

He said that Goswami has been falsely implicated by the police on the behest of the Maharashtra government under its Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray which is "condemnable and intolerable".

When asked as to why the BJP, which has remained silent on various instances of atrocities against journalists even in Northeast and Arunachal Pradesh in specific, is taking side with Goswami, the State BJP spokesperson said that they cannot remain silent "when democracy is being murdered so openly".

"There is no democracy and freedom of speech under the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government," he said, adding that the system which the Maharashtra government is leading the people is a major concern for the country.

Also terming the act of arrest as "undemocratic action" and "political conspiracy", Tadar assured that if any such incidents arise in the State with the fourth pillar of democracy, the party will always ensure security, prosperity and will condemn such acts to cripple the voice of the media.

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