{"id":8013,"date":"2026-08-20T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samachar18news.in\/?p=8013"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:00:25","slug":"the-timing-of-the-fir-against-lok-awaz-tvs-maninderjit-sidhu-raises-serious-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samachar18news.in\/?p=8013","title":{"rendered":"The timing of the FIR against Lok Awaz TV\u2019s Maninderjit Sidhu raises serious questions."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"font-chirp max-w-full whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-inherit text-[length:inherit] font-inherit\">The timing of the FIR against Lok Awaz TV\u2019s Maninderjit Sidhu raises serious questions. Yesterday <\/span><a class=\"font-chirp max-w-full whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-brand text-[length:inherit] font-normal hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/INCPunjab\" data-state=\"closed\" data-slot=\"hover-card-trigger\">@INCPunjab<\/a><span class=\"font-chirp max-w-full whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-inherit text-[length:inherit] font-inherit\"> highlighted his Expos\u00e9 on the failures of the Bhagwant Mann govt. Today, a grave FIR is filed against him. Is this the price of speaking truth to power? This is a clear attempt to intimidate Lok Awaz and Maninderjit Sidhu for exposing the government. I condemn this attack on press freedom. Punjab\u2019s journalists will not be silenced. My legal team will stand with every journalist targeted for doing their duty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0a2c\u0a40\u0a24\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a3f\u0a28\u0a40\u0a02 \u0a2a\u0a70\u0a1c\u0a3e\u0a2c \u0a15\u0a3e\u0a02\u0a17\u0a30\u0a38 \u0a28\u0a47 \u0a2a\u0a71\u0a24\u0a30\u0a15\u0a3e\u0a30 \u0a2e\u0a28\u0a3f\u0a70\u0a26\u0a30\u0a1c\u0a40\u0a24 \u0a38\u0a3f\u0a71\u0a27\u0a42 \u0a26\u0a40 \u0a30\u0a3f\u0a2a\u0a4b\u0a30\u0a1f \u0a38\u0a3e\u0a02\u0a1d\u0a40 \u0a15\u0a40\u0a24\u0a40 \u0a38\u0a40, \u0a1c\u0a3f\u0a38 \u0a28\u0a47 \u0a2d\u0a17\u0a35\u0a70\u0a24 \u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a28 \u0a38\u0a30\u0a15\u0a3e\u0a30 \u0a26\u0a40\u0a06\u0a02 \u0a28\u0a3e\u0a32\u0a3e\u0a07\u0a15\u0a40\u0a06\u0a02, \u0a28\u0a3e\u0a15\u0a3e\u0a2e\u0a40\u0a06\u0a02 \u0a05\u0a24\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a3e\u0a05\u0a35\u0a3f\u0a06\u0a02 \u0a26\u0a40 \u0a39\u0a15\u0a40\u0a15\u0a24 \u0a32\u0a4b\u0a15\u0a3e\u0a02 \u0a38\u0a3e\u0a39\u0a2e\u0a23\u0a47 \u0a30\u0a71\u0a16\u0a40\u0964 \u0a05\u0a71\u0a1c \u0a09\u0a38\u0a47 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Yesterday @INCPunjab highlighted his Expos\u00e9 on the failures of the Bhagwant Mann govt. Today, a grave FIR is filed against him. Is this the price of speaking truth to power? This is a clear attempt to intimidate Lok Awaz and Maninderjit Sidhu for exposing the government. I condemn this attack on press freedom. Punjab\u2019s journalists will not be silenced. 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