As many as 71 per cent people feel that press freedom is threatened in India, according to a new poll.
Neta app, a technology platform that lets users rate andreview politicians, conducted a poll to get people’s opinion with respect tofreedom of press in the country.
The firm said more than 75,000 people across 19 states andthe NCR took part in the poll.
It found that 71 per cent respondents feel press freedom isthreatened in India, 26 per cent feel that freedom of press is adequate, while3 per cent could not give an opinion.
“As per our data, this sentiment is highest in northernstates like Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, and lowest in southern stateslike Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,” said Pratham Mittal, founder of the Netaapp.According to the survey, 88.89 per centrespondents from Jharkhand feel press freedom is threatened in India, while thefigure stood at 55 per cent for Telangana.