The letter was written by 16 press associations in the wake of a raid by Delhi police's Special Cell into the residences of journalists, editors and writers associated with the news portal 'Newsclick'.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday called the action of the Delhi police a "fascist method" to suppress dissenting voices, following searches in the offices of online news portal NewsClick.
Asserting that this series will continue till the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have made the formal announcement for the 2024 elections.
"BJP government along with Delhi Police attacked the houses of journalists, cartoonists and activists and in the name of raids, took away their mobile phones and laptops. This shows how the Delhi Police, ED and CBI are being misused for political gain," Md Salim told ANI on Tuesday.
A day after the arrest of two people, including the founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources Head Amit Chakravarty were sent to seven days of police remand on Wednesday.
Peoples Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday condemned the Delhi police raids on the premises of NewsClick, saying, "speaking the truth in Amrit Kaal is the biggest crime".
CPI leader and Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Tuesday condemned the raids on journalists associated with the online portal NewsClick office, claiming that Delhi Police raided the residences of several journalists, activists, authors, and satirists and carried out a search and seizure of book
According to the Delhi Police, a total of 37 male suspects have been questioned at the premises, and 9 female suspects have been questioned at their respective places of stay.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP on Tuesday condemned the raids on the Newsclick office and staff residence by Delhi Police and claimed that the Delhi Police raided the residences of several journalists, activists, authors, and satirists and engaged in searches and seizures
As Delhi Police's Special Cell raided the residences of senior journalists associated with the online portal NewsClick, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the crackdown would have been definitely done on the basis of evidence.
After carrying out several raids at the premises linked with NewsClick, the Delhi Police's Special Cell on Tuesday afternoon sealed the office of the online news portal in the national capital.