Speaking to Maktoob, senior journalist and author Saba Naqvi analyses the 2024 election, the campaigns of political parties, the transparency of election processes, the deletion of Muslim names from electoral rolls, and the role of regional parties, especially in the context of Uttar Pradesh.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday that Indian police should discontinue their investigations of journalists Saba Naqvi and Mohammed Zubair in response to their social media posts criticising right-wing Hindu parties and activists, and enable all members of the press to work freely.
Ghaziabad Police in Uttar Pradesh has registered a case against Twitter, Congress leaders Dr Shama Mohammed, Salman Nizami, and Maskoor Usmani, journalists Mohammed Zubair, Rana Ayyub and media outlet The Wire and writer Saba Naqvi over tweets in connection with the assault of an elderly Muslin man.