NDTV raid aimed at silencing anti-establishment voices: Kejriwal
New Delhi June 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday condemned a CBI raid at NDTV founder Prannoy Roy s residence here over an alleged bank loan default and said it was an attempt to silence anti-establishment voices.
We strongly condemn raids on (Prannoy) Roy and NDTV group. It s an attempt to silence independent and anti-establishment voices the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said in a tweet.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against Roy his wife Radhika Roy a private company and others and conducted searches at Roy s Greater Kailash-I residence in south Delhi.
The news network in a statement said the raid was part of the probe agency s concerted harassment to muzzle free speech.
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