FIR against ‘Aaj Tak’ for spreading communal hatred by airing controversial show on Ayodhya issue
Activist Saket Gokhale has filed an FIR against television news channel ‘Aaj Tak’ allegedly for spreading communal hatred by airing a show on October 15, a day before the Apex Court concluded hearing in the Ayodhya case.
Gokhale had asked the news channel to take down the tweet from its official twitter handle otherwise threatening of legal consequences. The tweet from the news channel originally in Hindi read "Janmbhoomi hamari, Ram Hamare, Masjid wale kahan se padhare" (meaning "The birthplace is ours, Lord Ram is ours, where did the people asking for Masjid came from”) the tagline of channel’s special show on October 15 evening.
Taking note of tweet, Gokhale also issued a formal legal notice to the channel before filing an FIR with UP Police.
In a tweet Gokhale also added that he was lodging a complaint against the channel with the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) for violating its guidelines while reporting the Ayodhya issue.
Aaj Tak’s controversial tweet received mixed response on the micro-blogging site with many slamming the channel for having a clear right-wing agenda and for spreading and inciting communal hatred among the people of the country over the issue.
Update: I've registered an FIR with @Uppolice against @aajtak, NOIDA (with FIR number 045399/2019) for spreading communal hatred.
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) October 18, 2019
I'm also lodging a complaint with the NBSA against Aaj Tak for violation of the authority's guidelines.
I'll keep u all posted on the updates. https://t.co/0X1bZ5s8rf pic.twitter.com/QikATeRl1K
Ok @aajtak & @anjanaomkashyap:
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) October 16, 2019
You have 24 hrs to issue an apology & delete this tweet promoting communal disharmony & hatred.
Else, I PROMISE u that u will regret the legal consequences for a long long time.
Read IPC 153(A) & 295(A). Talk to ur lawyers.
Enough is enough. https://t.co/GmgcTFavpG
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At least 18 people killed in airstrike targeting Alborz province, says Iran's state media
Dubai (AP): An airstrike targeting Iran's Alborz province, northwest of Tehran, killed at least 18 people, state media reported on Tuesday.
The strike also wounded another 24 people, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
It wasn't immediately clear what had been targeted.
A series of intense airstrikes have pounded Iran's capital, Tehran, including a possible weapons depot in the mountains and residential neighborhoods. The Israelis have conducted a campaign of airstrikes killing top officials in the theocracy and its military.
