The Central government has replied a categorical “No”, to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s written question in Parliament today on the status of PM CARES vis-à-vis the RTI Act.
A party to party agreement signed between the Congress Party and the Chinese Communist Party in 2008 when the Cong led UPA was in power has now become the matter of a political slugfest besides being the subject of a petition filed in the Supreme Court.
The government’s new Aarogya Setu app and its directive to make it mandatory for people in all workplaces have stirred a hornet’s nest due to privacy issues and fears that it could be used as a surveillance tool eventually.
The war of words between the Uttar Pradesh government and the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi showed no signs of abating as the state Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma hit out at the Congress leader over the issue of buses arranged by them for migrant labourers.
“Article 32 of Constitution of India entrusts the court to protect Fundamental Rights. Journalistic freedom lies at core of Freedom of Expression. India’s freedom of press stays as long as journalists can speak truth to power”, said Justice DY Chandrachud.