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Indian communists condemn raids on opposition news organisation as bid to silence opposition voices
Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters join a procession to celebrate their win in the local body elections in Kochi, Kerala

THE Communist Part of India-Marxist (CPI-M) accused the government today of “a blatant attempt to intimidate and suppress” opposition voices following raids on the offices of digital news portal Newsclick.

In a statement, the party condemned the “vindictive action” by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which also raided the homes of the media organisation’s editor and owner.

“The ED action is a blatant attempt to intimidate and suppress an independent news portal. Newsclick has been providing credible and wide coverage of the farmers protests,” the CPI-M said.

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