‘Attack on right to dissent’: Kharge targets Modi government over social media blocking spree

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Modi government of launching a brazen and calculated attack on the democratic right of every Indian to question and to dissent as he condemned its reported takedown orders on social media posts.

In a post on X, he claimed that the Modi government has issued 1.95 lakh blocking orders in just five months – most of them “against students and youth who came out on the streets demanding accountability” from authorities.