I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar Condemns Arnab Goswami's Arrest

Reacting to Republic TV Editor in Chief Arnab Goswami's arrest, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday described it as "an attack on press freedom" in Maharashtra and said it reminded of the "Emergency days".

Police on Wednesday arrested Goswami from his residence in Mumbai for allegedly abetting suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer, a police official said.

Javadekar tweeted, "We denounce



the assault on press opportunity in Maharashtra." 

"This isn't the best approach to treat the Press. This helps us to remember the crisis days when the press was dealt with like this," he said. 

A group of Alibaug Police got Goswami from his habitation Mumbai.

Goswami, who was seen being pushed into the police van, claimed that he was assaulted by police at his home, while being taken away.