Congress sends legal notice to news anchor Sudhir Chaudhry for comparing Rahul Gandhi to robbers
New Delhi: Indian Youth Congress President Srinivas BV has sent a legal notice to News Channel Aaj Tak and its news anchor Sudhir Chaudhry for comparing party leader Rahul Gandhi to robbers.
The legal notice, sent on Sunday, added that the channel’s official Twitter handle had also posted a video of the clip from Sudhir’s show ‘Black and White’ wherein he can be seen comparing Rahul Gandhi with someone who has been accused and caught for an offence of robbery.
“It is submitted that while creating and publishing the said video, you have flagrantly violated journalism norms and ethics by callously publishing the said video that wrongly depicts Mr. Gandhi as someone accused of any offence of robbery,” the legal notice stated.
It also added that the video was published deliberately and maliciously with a mala-fide intent to harm the reputation of Rahul Gandhi at the behest of his political opponent.
The notice has also demanded that the video should be deleted immediately from all the platforms and to telecast an unconditional apology from the channel and to post the same from the Twitter handle as well.
“Failing which we shall be constrained to initiate appropriate legal remedies both civil and criminal entirely at your cost and consequences.” It further added.
Dear @sudhirchaudhary ji.
— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) March 26, 2023
Here is a Black & White Legal Notice for your Highly offensive & defamatory news video violating all journalism ethics and norms.
See you in court! @IYCLegalCell https://t.co/PHkpxELKhd pic.twitter.com/n51KOsA4et
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Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case accused Mahesh Raut gets interim bail for law exams
Mumbai, Apr 3 (PTI): A special NIA court on Thursday granted interim bail to Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case accused Mahesh Raut from April 20 to May 16 to appear for his law degree exams.
Raut was arrested in 2018 for his alleged role in the case and is currently lodged in Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai.
Special Judge Chakor Bhaviskar granted Raut bail to appear for the second semester Bachelor of Laws (LLB) exams in Mumbai.
The special National Investigation Agency court granted Raut temporary relief on executing a personal recognition bond of Rs 50,000 with a surety of the same amount.
The court also allowed him to appear for the semester one ATKT (allowed to keep terms) exam on April 4 and viva-voice and assignment presentation on April 9 under police escort.
It also directed Raut to furnish proof of his residential address for this period as well as an active mobile number to jail authorities and the probe agency.
The accused shall not misuse the liberty granted to him and shall immediately surrender to the jail authority on the same day when the examination is over, the court said.
Raut and 14 other activists were booked in connection with allegedly provocative speeches that were delivered at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017. It triggered violence at Koregaon Bhima there the next day.
As per Pune police, the conclave was backed by Maoists.
The National Investigation Agency later took over the probe into the case.
