Fake news rules would've led to harassment, says Editors Guild of India

Congress leader Ahmed Patel, among others, questioned the government move to clamp down on fake news, citing the possibility of the new rule being misused against some

The Editors Guild of India and several other media bodies today strongly condemned the information and broadcasting ministry's unsuccessful move to "police" the media by seeking to punish journalists for fake news.

Top editors of the national media and scores of journalists, at a gathering at the Press Club of India here, expressed their anguish over the ministry's "brazen attempt" to curb the freedom of press.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a U-turn on his "own order" on fake news, and said one could clearly see "a loss