Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accused a prominent Indian news channel of choosing silence over press freedom after the media outlet deleted a video showing Kailash Vijayvargiya abusing a journalist for asking a question on public accountability. Instead of standing by their reporter, the channel chooses silence, protecting power rather than press freedom." Earlier on Thursday, Abhishek Banerjee praised the journalist by sharing the video and posted on X, “Well done @Anurag_Dwary. Now more than ever !”The post included a link to the news channel’s X handle, where the video had originally appeared. The controversy centres on an exchange between Madhya Pradesh parliamentary affairs minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and journalist Anurag Dwari.

Source: The Telegraph January 01, 2026 15:56 UTC