Senior editors of the Kashmir Times, Prabodh Jamwal and Anuradha Bhasin, on Thursday (November 20, 2025) said the accusations levelled against them were “designed to intimidate, to delegitimise and ultimately to silence”.
“We will not be silenced. We are being targeted precisely because we continue to do our work. In an era when critical voices are increasingly scarce, we remain one of the few independent outlets willing to speak truth to power,” Mr. Jamwal and Ms. Bhasin said, in a joint statement.
The Kashmir Times issued the statement in the wake of ongoing searches of the Jammu office of the newspaper since Thursday (November 20) morning. Initial reports suggested that a First Information Report (FIR) was filed against the editors of the organisation. The J&K Police has not issued any statement on the searches.
The editors further said the reported raids on the office, the baseless accusations of activities “inimical to the state”, and the coordinated crackdown on the Kashmir Times are “yet another attempt to silence us”.
The statement said criticising the government was not the same as being ‘inimical to the state’. “In fact, it is the very opposite. A robust, questioning press is essential to a healthy democracy. Our work of holding power to account, investigating corruption, amplifying marginalised voices strengthens our nation. It does not weaken it,” it added.
