This Article is From Jul 03, 2022

Case Against BJP MP, News Anchor In Jaipur Over 'Misleading' Rahul Gandhi Video

The complainant alleged that the news anchor aired a statement of Rahul Gandhi on the violence on his Wayanad office and doctored it to make it seem like it was a comment on the Udaipur murder.

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Rahul Gandhi Video: The FIRs came after Ashok Gehlot criticised the channel. (File)

Jaipur:

An FIR was registered in Jaipur on Saturday night against a TV news anchor, BJP national spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore and others for allegedly spreading falsehood by doctoring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comment in Kerala to appear as if it was a remark on the Udaipur tailor's murder.

The FIR was registered on a complaint lodged by local Congress leader Ram Singh at the Banpark police station under IPC sections 504 (intentional insult), 505 (criminal intimidation), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, etc.), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).

The development came hours after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot criticised the channel for the same.

The complainant alleged that Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan in his show aired a statement of Mr Gandhi on the SFI violence on his Wayanad office and mischievously doctored it to make it seem like it was a comment on the heinous murder of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur.

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He claimed that it was done by the media group in conspiracy with former Union minister Mr Rathore, Major Surendra Poonia (retired) and Kamlesh Saini, who also shared the clip on Twitter to reap political advantage and trigger public sentiments.

"The anchor and the promoters of the TV channel were clearly aware that what Gandhi stated was for the youngsters in Wayanad and not the killers of Kanhaiya Lal," the complainant said in the FIR.

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The channel, however, has issued an apology, with Mr Ranjan saying, "Yesterday, in our show DNA, Rahul Gandhi's statement was taken in the wrong context by linking it to the Udaipur incident, it was a human error for which our team apologises."

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Gehlot criticised the channel for running the incorrect report.

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"Gandhi had said that the children who did this (vandalised his office in Wayanad)… they've acted in an irresponsible way. They are kids, forgive them. But the TV channel and the anchor ran that Rahul Gandhi was saying those who killed Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur were kids and should be forgiven," Mr Gehlot said.

Mr Gehlot was speaking at a meeting on the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project with party MLAs and public representatives of 13 districts at his residence.

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(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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