NDTV Mumbai Chief resigns after editor asked him to create ruckus at Rahul Gandhi's press conference
Mumbai: Sohit Mishra, the Mumbai bureau chief of NDTV, has resigned from the media organization amidst allegations that he was pressured by the channel's Editor-in-Chief, Sanjay Pugalia, to disrupt a press conference held by Congress former president Rahul Gandhi. The alleged instructions included creating a ruckus at the event and attempting to alter the narrative.
Notably, Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia joined NDTV after Gautam Adani's AMG Media Network acquired the media house.
Sources within NDTV have reported that Pugalia directed Mishra to pose questions to Rahul Gandhi regarding his apparent preference for foreign media, inquiring about his stance on the so-called "anti-national narrative," and questioning his perceived failure to promote the alleged corruption story surrounding the Rafale deal, as reported by Newslaundry.
Mishra, who had been associated with NDTV for seven years, reportedly declined to comply with these instructions and subsequently tendered his resignation. Although he was initially asked to serve a one-month notice period, his resignation was abruptly deemed effective immediately, and his last working day with NDTV was moved up to September 8, just one week into the notice period.
When contacted by Newslaundry, Mishra declined to provide a comment on the matter. However, a Congress representative who attended Rahul Gandhi's press conference stated that the event proceeded without any disruptions. In a video shared on YouTube after his resignation, Mishra revealed that he chose to leave NDTV before the situation "turned bitter." He also noted that in the past year, several other journalists had also resigned from the media organization.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
