hulla-gulla is going on in the social media​ regarding one day ban imposed by Government on NDTV. A lot of people do not know the reason behind this decision and they might fall prey to the propaganda, concluding it as an attack on freedom of the press by the government. For benefit of such people I am reproducing part of an answer, given by Aditya Tiwari, on Quora. For a detailed answer, please search Quora "What are your views on one day ban on NDTV?"Aditya Tiwari, on Quora

​First Take These days lot of hulla-gulla is going on in the social media​ regarding one day ban imposed by Government on NDTV. A lot of people do not know the reason behind this decision and they might fall prey to the propaganda, concluding it as an attack on freedom of the press by the government. For benefit of such people I am reproducing part of an answer, given by Aditya Tiwari, on Quora. For a detailed answer, please search Quora "What are your views on one day ban on NDTV?" The first time, it’s a silly mistake. The second time, it’s sheer stupidity. But The third time, it’s an unforgivable crime. And this is how one would describe the ban on NDTV. NDTV and its consulting editor Barkha Dutt have been serial offenders, especially when it comes to chasing TRPs while putting national security at stake. Let’s look at a few silly mistakes which have been committed by them: Strike #1 : Kargil War, 1999 NDTV and Ms. Dutt portray their reporting of Kargil war as “cut my teeth reporting the Kargil war”. She credits herself of bringing Kargil to the comfy sofa of every Indian. But she skipped some nasty stuff: a) She carried a satellite phone in Kargil, which made her location traceable, an Iridium instrument. She was the only journalist with a sat-phone. Even army officers with sat-phones were not present in conflict zones. b) In the darkness, she is on Tiger Hill, the camera and light flips on, lady talks her talk from an obvious military location, and concludes with “Barkha Dutt reporting from 56 Brigade HQ.” The Pakistanis spotted the light and had a fix on the location. Five minutes after she leaves, artillery rains the place leaving an officer and 3 jawans martyred. c) After the Dy. Brigade Commander at Drass, Colonel David, briefed BD on the progress of the actual assault on Tiger Hill, Barkha Dutt is reported to have gone live immediately. Indian intercepts of Pakistani military messages indicate that the Pakistani rear commanders immediately alerted their troops on top of Tiger Hill to redirect their fire in the direction of the Indian soldiers who were climbing Tiger Hill. About 14-20 of our soldiers were massacred by this deadly fire and died on the ropes they were using to climb their target. NDTV has been accused of giving out army locations throughout the war but she comfortably denies it. Strike #2 : 26/11 attacks on Mumbai When Pakistani terrorists had captured hostages at three places, the elite Indian NSG commandos launched a counter-terrorist operation to flush them out. There is nothing wrong in capturing the heroics of NSG, except that it was aired in real time. While handing the death sentence to the captured terrorist, Ajmal Kasab, the court noted: “The coverage of the Mumbai attacks led to a situation where, on the one hand, the terrorists were completely hidden and the security forces had no means to know their exact positions or the kind of firearms and explosives they possessed and, on the other, the positions of the security forces, their weapons and all their operational movements "were being watched by the collaborators across the border on TV screens and being communicated to the terrorists". In another instance, a General sort of suggests that there were no hostages in Oberoi Trident.(Clever) Then, our heroine of revelations calls the head of Oberoi, and the idiot confirms a possibility of 100 or more people still in the building. Hello! Guys with guns, you’ve got more goats to slay. But before you do, you’ve got to love NDTV and more precisely Ms. Dutt. She’s your official intelligence from Ground zero. You do not need to be a journalist to understand the basic premise of ethics, which starts with protecting victims first; and that is done by avoiding key information from being aired publicly.” When Barkha Dutt, Rajdeep Sardesai and others were questioned, their simple counter was that govt failed in keeping them away from ground zero. ​ ​ Strike #3 : Jan 2016 Pathankot Attacks When Pakistani terrorists attacked an Indian Air Force base at Pathankot, media swarmed the place. However, learning from their previous mistakes, the army did not allow them in while the counter-terrorism operation was on. But, alas, NDTV did not learn. The anchor and correspondent of NDTV gave away information about the number of terrorists holed up in a building situated in an area meant for Air Force personnel and details about how the army was planning to take them down. The news coverage also revealed details of an arms cache, the ammunition stockpiled at the airbase, of MIGs and fighter-planes, and fuel tanks that the terrorists could attack. These details were not provided in the government briefing given during the attack. There are innumerable instances where NDTV has compromised national interests, especially in Kashmir. But they did not learn. It’s not that they were banned out of blue. They had been given warnings before. The UPA government issued "advisories" to TV channels twice in 2008 and once in 2009 telling them to desist from reporting details that would give away the location and movement of security forces during anti-terror operations. The present government came up with similar dos and don’ts during March 2015 anti-terror operations. But it seems that NDTV did not care. Their arrogance that they are above the system led to this day. What’s saddening is that Congress’ and AAP’s PR machinery is turning it into an “Attack on Freedom” issue for pity political windfalls. No one is discussing “What to do when media goes awry” or “Should media broadcast military operations in real time?” It’s also quite amusing that NDTV could have used their Prime Time show to point out that whether any other channel was guilty of real-time information leaking and put up a defence on why the ban is unjustified, logically. Instead they choose cheap theatrics: NDTV always had the option to approach the courts if they think their Fundamental Right has been violated and take a stay on this order. After all, it wouldn’t have been a tough task for NDTV which has hired a gang of lawyers. NDTV resorting to rhetoric and dramatics instead of seeking legal remedies is a clear indication of their admission of guilt. So friends, even if you are anti-BJP, at least PLEASE have some sympathy for our brave soldiers and their families, and stop supporting NDTV.