Barkha Dutt is not a new name for the Indian viewers. She is known for her ruthless attacks on the government which is why, she is often considered as pro-congress. Barkha has recently revealed that she was receiving threats from several quarters of the government to lie low. Reason! Barkha was getting ready to be associated with a TV channel, which is rumoured to be funded by the congressman Kapil Sibal. Barkha argues that the ownership of a congressman does not affect her free will! Barkha steps into the twitter platform to reveal the kind of threats to her- `a big meeting was held on how to stop me and my projects. I was told tools will include- tapping my phone, income tax cases, smear, surveillance. was advised debugging and personal security and to not proceed with my new work,` sad if true.