A total of 46 journalists and contributors to the NewsClick were questioned on Tuesday and their mobile phones and other electronic gadgets were seized. The portal has been accused of receiving money to spread pro-China propaganda.
NewsClick and its journalists have been targeted in a case filed under UAPA. The case comes after a New York Times report alleged that the website received funds from an American millionaire who has been accused of funding Chinese propaganda. INDIA bloc condemned the raids, criticizing BJP
NewsClick: Beyond its political implications, the New York Times report on the portal has added to the growing heap of instances of Chinese involvement in Indian firms, some of which have been busted for running scams and extortion rackets
Information warfare and propaganda outlets are a national security threat. It is time Indian political parties rise above their divides to see it as the danger it really is