Arnab Goswami Arrest: Kangana Ranaut, Smriti Irani Slams Maharashtra Government

The Maharashtra Police’s Raigad unit on Wednesday raided the home of Republic TV owner Arnab Goswami. They arrested the Chief Editor in a 2018 abetment to suicide case. Arnab has been arrested under Section 306 and Section 34 of IPC. As he was being led to the police van Goswami alleged that he was physically assaulted by the cops.

#WATCH Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami detained and taken in a police van by Mumbai Police, earlier today pic.twitter.com/ytYAnpauG0

— ANI (@ANI) November 4, 2020

As reported by senior police officer Sachin Vaze to newsroom post. Goswami was arrested in the abetment to a suicide case of 2018, which had been closed earlier and has now been reopened.

No sooner did the news of Arnab’s arrest became public many came out in his support. Actress Kangana Ranaut, Union Minister Smriti Irani, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar condemned the assaut and slammed Maharashtra government.

Check out their tweets here:

Kangana Ranaut who has been at loggerhead with Maharashtra Government took a dig at them once again.

Pappupro ko gussa kyun aata hai? Penguins ko gussa kyun aata hai? Sonia sena ko itna gussa kyun aata hai?Arnab sir let them pull your hair and assault you for the cause of free speech greats before us got hanged with smiles on their faces,Aazadi ka karz chukana hai #ArnabGoswami https://t.co/QcBPTnaUoR

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) November 4, 2020

Union Minister Smriti Irani tweeted, “Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism. You may not like him, you may not approve of him, you may despise his very existence but if you stay silent you support suppression. Who speaks if you are next?”

Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism. You may not like him, you may not approve of him,you may despise his very existence but if you stay silent you support suppression. Who speaks if you are next ?

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) November 4, 2020

Prakash Javadekar tweeted, “We condemn the attack on press freedom in Maharashtra. This is not the way to treat the Press. This reminds us of the emergency days when the press was treated like this.”

We condemn the attack on press freedom in #Maharashtra. This is not the way to treat the Press. This reminds us of the emergency days when the press was treated like this.@PIB_India @DDNewslive @republic

— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) November 4, 2020

Ram Madhav,

Opening of a closed case and arresting Arnab Goswami clearly smacks of a vendetta. Hope the judiciary takes an appropriate view. Also hope d media bodies react appropriately.

— Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) November 4, 2020

अर्नब के घर में घुसकर खाकी ने जमकर तांडव किया, उनके और परिवार के साथ मारपीट हुई, महज उद्धव और गांधी परिवार को खुश करने की ख़ातिर मुंबई पुलिस ने खुद को ऐसा गिराया कि अब गिरी हुई साख को वापस पाना उसके लिए आसान ना होगा। #ArnabWeAreWithYou

— Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (@sksingh_deo) November 4, 2020

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