Crime & Law · India
Internet Shutdown, Protests at Jantar Mantar Spark Legal and Media Scrutiny
Mobile internet services were suspended around Jantar Mantar and Connaught Place in Delhi, with liquor shops ordered to close by 8 pm over a weekend, amid protests. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the internet shutdown and seeking its publication. Police took action against objectionable posts targeting the Prime Minister following the protests. Separately, a truck carrying stones was reported near a protest site, with media outlets investigating its presence and purpose.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 5 · Centre 11 · Right 6 n = 22
- Left (5): National Herald, Newslaundry, The News Minute, The Telegraph (India), The Wire
- Centre (11 votes, 13 outlets): Amar Ujala, Deccan Chronicle, Hindustan (Hindi) · Hindustan Times (HT Media — 1 vote), LiveLaw, Mathrubhumi English, Navbharat Times · The Times of India (Times Group — 1 vote), Telangana Today, The Free Press Journal, The Lallantop, The Quint, The Tribune
- Right (6): Dainik Jagran, Firstpost, India Today, OpIndia, Republic World, The Pioneer