TRP scam: NCP demands JPC probe into Arnab Goswami-Partho Dasgupta’s WhatsApp chats
Mirror Online / Updated: Jan 18, 2021, 10:33 IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has demanded an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the
WhatsApp chats between Republic TV editor-in-chief
Arnab Goswami and
Partho Dasgupta, the former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).
In a statement released on Monday by NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase, the party has alleged that the chats have shown that issues related to national security have been used to gain TRP.
The
Mumbai Police is currently investigating the TV rating point (TRP) manipulation case and have submitted over 3,000 pages charge-sheet. The purported WhatsApp chat that runs over 500 pages is part of this additional charge-sheet of the
NCP Demands Panel To Probe Purported Chats Between Arnab Goswami, Partho Dasgupta
The question also arises how Arnab was privy to such sensitive information. The government should identify the source and immediately take action, says NCP File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-18T13:26:27+05:30 NCP Demands Panel To Probe Purported Chats Between Arnab Goswami, Partho Dasgupta outlookindia.com 2021-01-18T14:27:34+05:30
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday urged the government to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee in the investigation case on the purported chats exchanged between Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council head Partho Dasgupta.
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.
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Arnab Goswami’s knowledge of Balakot strike is breach of national security, says Shiv Sena
The Nationalist Congress Party asked the Centre to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the purported WhatsApp chats. Updated Jan 18, 2021 · 03:36 pm A file photo of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut speaking in Rajya Sabha. | PTI
The Shiv Sena on Monday became the latest political party to demand action against journalist Arnab Goswami over his purported WhatsApp messages that suggest he had prior knowledge of the Balakot airstrike, reported the
Hindustan Times. The party said the alleged collusion between Goswami and the central government was a breach of India’s national security.