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JournalismPakistan.com December 23, 2020
ISLAMABAD British media regulator Ofcom has fined Indian Republic TV £20,000 for hate speech against Pakistani people, and derogatory and abusive treatment of Pakistani people.
Rs 19.73 lakh fine imposed on Republic Bharat s Puchta Hai Bharat show
The United Kingdom broadcast regulator, OfCom imposed a fine of 20,000 pounds on Republic Bharat for broadcasting content involving offensive language
| 23 Dec 2020 8:47 AM GMT
Mumbai: The broadcast regulator of United Kingdom (UK), Office of Communications or OfCom has penalised the prime debate show of Arnab Goswami - Puchta Hai Bharat on Republic Bharat. It is the the Hindi news channel of Republic News Network. The broadcast regulator, OfCom has imposed a fine of 20 thousand pounds on Republic Bharat s Debate show, Puchta Hai Bharat . The amount of the fine in Indian currency is Rs 19.73 lakh. The debate show is hosted by Arnab Goswami.
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Besides the financial penalty, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) has directed the licensee to broadcast a statement of the findings on a date and in a form to be decided by Ofcom because, it said, though it had noted that an apology had been broadcast “279 times”, it found the wording of the apology “would not convey the nature of Ofcom’s concerns”. A detailed Ofcom statement said it had also directed that the programme not be repeated.
The programme in violation of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, aired on September 6, 2019, was about India’s Chandrayaan-2 moon mission. The debate led to exchanges in context of comparisons between India and Pakistan’s technological advances, the dispute over Kashmir, and Pakistan’s “alleged involvement in terrorist activities against Indian targets”.