Anjali Bhardwaj
@AnjaliB_
Working on issues of transparency and accountability
Media under attack: India’s Data Protection Act will have a chilling impact on press freedom & people’s right to information. Penalties upto 500 crores can be imposed on journalists for any violation of the law. Watch #JaanneBhiDoYaaro youtube.com/watch?v=Wv0KfR…
Anjali Bhardwaj on twitter: Modi’s New Data Protection Law: JOURNALISM IS NOW A CRIME Journalists Must now Take Permission From the Corrupt Before Exposing them. ₹500 Cr Fine if they Don't. -Anjali Bhardwaj @AnjaliB_
Under India’s new data protection law, journalists investigating corruption could be punished for using personal data - because there’s no exemption for journalism in the public interest. Privacy is being weaponized to silence the press.
Under India’s new data protection law, journalists investigating corruption could be punished for using personal data - because there’s no exemption for journalism in the public interest. Privacy is being weaponized to silence the press.
Yet another attack by Modi govt on press freedom. Data Protection Act requires journalists to seek consent from corrupt politicians, officers & contractors before exposing them! Otherwise pay penalties of crores of rupees. Watch जानने भी दो यारों - youtube.com/watch?v=Wv0KfR…
#JBDY | Media Under Attack: India’s New Data Protection Law Full Episode: youtu.be/Wv0KfRrTfIg?si… @AnjaliB_ @johriamrita @sangbarooahpish @apar1984 @nit_set
Outrageous. The brutal attack on journalist Sneha Barve because she was reporting on an illegal wall being built on a river bed (near Manchar) that would flood the vegetable market, speaks of how criminalised #Maharashtra has become. Will the assaulter go to jail? Unlikely #Pune
Read the full piece here freespeechcollective.in/attacks/attack…
Press Release 10th July 2025 Right to Food Campaign Strongly Condemns Exclusionary Facial Recognition Mandate for providing nutrition under Supplementary Nutrition Scheme
No Aadhaar or EPIC but the Bridge test for citizenship should do. @sajithkumar
Confirmed: Voters in West Bengal are the next up for the controversial revision of the electoral roll, ECI has told state officials. The overhaul could start by the end of July. @ayushikar1998 & @nit_set report. Read by clicking the image below. reporters-collective.in/trc/next-voter… 1/3
Public trust is essential for electoral democracy. ECI must be open and forthcoming with information and data. Secrecy creates mistrust and leads to suspicion that there is something to hide. Watch Jaanne Bhi do Yaaro- youtube.com/watch?v=ESGG7u…
“The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology demanded immediate action- within one hour- without providing justification, and required the accounts to remain blocked until further notice.”
On July 3, 2025, the Indian government ordered X to block 2,355 accounts in India, including international news outlets like @Reuters and @ReutersWorld, under Section 69A of the IT Act. Non-compliance risked criminal liability. The Ministry of Electronics and Information…
The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms issued a statement today condemning the Centre's withholding of appointment of Advocate Swetasree Majumdar and Advocate Rajesh Datar as judges of High Courts despite Collegium recommendations. Read more: t.ly/XZ78V…
Why is the Election Commission refusing to share important electoral records like Form 17C, which gives details of voter turnout, and presiding officers’ diary under the RTI Act? What is the ECI trying to hide? Watch - youtube.com/watch?v=ESGG7u… जानने भी दो यारों !
क्या अस्पतालों की लचर व्यवस्था के बारे में सरकारों को पता नहीं होता है? देखिए सतर्क नागरिक संगठन की फाउंडर और RTI कार्यकर्ता अंजलि भारद्वाज से खास बातचीत #CIK #HealthInfrastructure #GovernmentHospital @AnjaliB_ @kavitath
Huge blow to the ECI’s credibility - law by central government to replace the CJI with a union minister in the selection panel of election commissioners is a slap on the face of the Constitution and Supreme Court of India. Watch #JaanneBhiDoYaaro m.youtube.com/watch?v=ESGG7u…
वोटर लिस्ट manipulation से चुनाव के पहले ही result तय किए जा सकते हैं-@DrSYQuraishi पिछले कुछ चुनावों में लाखों की संख्या में लोगों के नाम मतदाता सूची से काटे गये। अब बिहार में वोटर लिस्ट revision को लेकर भी कई सवाल उठ रहे हैं। देखिए- जानने भी दो यारों- youtube.com/watch?v=ESGG7u…
11 documents listed by EC for Bihar voter verification: Why getting even one is easier said than done. indianexpress.com/article/politi…