Congress, BJP’s “Fake” Vs “Witch Hunt” Barbs Amid Police Case Against Hindi News Channel

Bengaluru: 

A police case has been filed against a senior journalist and a Hindi news channel on charges of spreading misinformation about a subsidy scheme launched by the Karnataka government to benefit minority communities. The charges against Aaj Tak and its Consulting Editor, Sudhir Chaudhary include ‘promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion’.

The case was filed following a complaint by an official from the Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation, who claims the accused spread fake news about the scheme – in a programme aired on September 11 – and had sought to disturb communal harmony in the Congress-ruled state. “… attempt is being made to spread hatred between Hindus and other religions. It is also an attempt to create an atmosphere of unrest and instigating communal riots,” the complaint said.