From threatening the press during Nehrus rule and co-oping it during the times of Indira Gandhi to intimidating and bullying in the present Sonia Gandhis era the Congress party, the epitome of liberal values of India, has come one full circle.

On the occasion of Press Freedom Day, the Congress party, ironically, took to social media to blame BJP claiming that it stiffed free voice on the country. To all the journalists we would say, Daro Mat, the Congress tweeted.

The Congress party lamenting over lack of freedom for the press to express their opinion in the country is just paradoxical. The audacity of the Congress party to take up the cause for press freedom at a time when the party itself is hounding journalists for speaking against them comes as a shocker.

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Since the times of Jawaharlal Nehru to the present Sonia Gandhis era, the Congress party has been highly intolerant when it comes to accepting criticism from the press. The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has left no room for dissent and has acted strictly against the press whenever they have raised fingers against their misdeeds.

Here is a list of violation of press freedom committed by the Congress party:

The chain of dictatorial tendencieswhich started ever since Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of the country has continued to flourish in the partys genes even after seven decades. Perhaps, the time has come for people to realize that the Congress party being some apostle of free speech is an overstatement, if not pure propaganda.

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As Congress talks about Press Freedom, here is the partys track record, and its just an indicative list - OpIndia