New Delhi, January 22
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday deliberated on the leaked Arnab Goswami-Partho Dasgupta chats and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the alleged breach of national security and violations of the Official Secrets Act.
The WhatsApp chats reveal Republic TV editor Arnab telling ex-Broadcast Audience Research Council boss Dasgupta that something big will happen on Pakistan. The chat is dated February 23, 2019 and the IAF strike in Balakot happened on February 26, 2019. “Those guilty of treasonous behaviour must be brought before the law and punished,” the CWC said in a resolution slamming “sordid conversations that compromised national security”.
AG: Amit Shah at 9.30; please come by 9.15 am; Make you meet him
AG: Govt will officially ask for measurement of landing pages to be stopped. Spoke to MIB (Ministry of IB) now. Trying to announce NBF. Will neutralize Rajat.
PD: Yes. Get it blessed by Minister.
AG: That he will and PMO.
ON ARUN JAITLEY..
Aug 19, 2019
AG: Jaitley stretching it. PMO does not know what to do. PM leaving on Wednesday for France.
PD: So has not died yet?
AG: Maintaining him. I expect something by the evening.
SUSHANT CASE..
Aug 9, 2020
PD: Good stuff. You were the force behind the SC verdict (Referring to Sushant Rajput case wherein the SC declined Rhea Chakraborty’s plea to transfer the probe from Patna to Mumbai)
Updated Jan 18, 2021 | 19:21 IST
The WhatsApp chats are a part of the supplementary charge sheet filed by the Mumbai Police in this case. Anil Deshmukh | Photo Credit: ANI
Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh will be chairing a high-level meeting on Tuesday to decide upon the next course of action in the Arnab Chat Gate. The state government is also looking into how Goswami got access to sensitive information such as on matters pertaining to Balakot airstrikes in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack. We are gathering information about the leaked chats between Arnab Goswami and Partho Dasgupta. Some highly sensitive things including the Balakot airstrike & the Pulwama attack have been mentioned in the chats, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said, news agency ANI reported.
Arnab Goswami arrested by Mumbai Police in 2018 case
Arnab Goswami has again been grabbing headlines after his WhatsApp chats were allegedly leaked online. Screenshots of chats between the Republic TV honcho and ex-BARC CEO, Partho Dasgupta have gone viral. It has been alleged that Goswami and Dasgupta were together involved in a TRP scam.
Dasgupta allegedly had directed BARC executives to change the ratings favouring Arnab Goswami s – Republic Bharat and Republic TV. In exchange, Arnab has allegedly shared many big political developments, shuffles, changes to the former BARC chief.
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Apart from Goswami and Dasgupta, the allege leaked chats also show a conversation between BARC s former chief operating officer Romil Ramgarhia and Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani. Apart from allegedly sharing the highest level of data with the Republic, the chat shows how policies were altered to make sure the Republic appears to be on top.