When the RSS chief says nothing about jihadis but spends considerable time on Marxists and woke sections, accusing them of creating unrest and division in the country, one must sit up and take note, points out Jyoti Punwani.
The entire operation was meant to have a chilling effect on independent journalists, those not completely subservient to the regime, the small section still doing what the Fourth Estate should do raising questions to those in power.
This action sends out a very nasty message in a very strong way that nobody is exempt. It is also an attempt to extend the definition of who is an anti-national, who s a terrorist, a definition that s becoming looser under this regime. The sad part is that by the time the courts acquit those arrested, they would ve spent years in jail and been taught a lesson.