‘Journalist’ Sohit Mishra quits NDTV after being requested to ask robust inquiries to Rahul Gandhi

On Saturday (September 9), ‘journalist’ Sohit Mishra introduced his resignation from the New Delhi Television Network (NDTV) after a stint of seven years.

“Before my experience could turn sour, I had also quit NDTV. I was not the first one to quit the news network in the past one year and certainly wont be the last,” he was heard saying.

Mishra then resorted to advantage signalling about journalistic ethics, following the footsteps of different ex-NDTV workers comparable to Ravish Kumar. He additionally insinuated that the Adani Group’s takeover of NDTV was ‘hostile’ and that there was ‘overt censorship’ on supposedly necessary and newsworthy tales.

Mishra heaped reward on his ex-employer Prannoy Roy, accused of inventory manipulation and illicit profiteering, for supposedly permitting ‘journalism’ to thrive at NDTV. “One day, I will expose those people, who are hiding in plain sight and running their agenda via NDTV now,” he mentioned.

“I had offers from other news channels but the creative freedom that I had in NDTV is difficult to find in other places,” the ex-NDTV scribe introduced his choice to turn into a full-fledged Youtuber. He then sought likes and shares for his channel from his viewers within the title of ‘objective journalism.’

While Sohit Mishra didn’t explicitly point out the rationale for quitting NDTV, a report by leftist propaganda outlet Newslaundry alleged that he was requested to supposedly ‘disrupt’ a press convention by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.

Screengrab of the report by Newslaundry

“But hours before the event, Mishra had been allegedly asked by none other than the channel’s editor-in-chief Sanjay Pugalia to disrupt Gandhi’s press conference, “create a ruckus” and “change the narrative”, sources at NDTV advised Newslaundry,” the report claimed.

Interestingly, the leftist propaganda outlet revealed within the very subsequent line of its report that there was nothing disruptive concerning the directive by NDTV’s Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia to Sohit Mishra. In actuality, the ‘journalist’ was advised to ask an inventory of inquiries to the Congress scion, questioning his anti-India stance and his outlandish claims concerning the Rafale deal.

It have to be talked about that Rahul Gandhi had infamously coined the phrase ‘Chowkidar Chor hai’ within the run-up to the 2019 elections to insinuate a rip-off within the Rafale defence deal. Despite no proof of any wrongdoing on the a part of the Modi authorities, Gandhi and the Congress ecosystem stored on repeating the identical lies.

#Breaking:

A surprising confession by NDTV worker to Newslaundary:

During the third assembly of the INDIA alliance in Mumbai, Rahul Gandhi Ji held a press convention on Adani. A report was revealed by OCCRP claiming that Adani invested his personal cash to purchase his shares and… pic.twitter.com/zXrDcFZG2u

— Shantanu (@shaandelhite) September 11, 2023

The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which has ties with Chinese-financed NewsClick and George Soros-owned Open Society Foundations, performed a success job on the Adani Group on August 31, 2023.

On the identical day, Rahul Gandhi held a press convention to focus on the Indian conglomerate and accuse the Modi authorities of supposedly indulging in crony capitalism. Sohit Mishra was requested to attend the mentioned press convention and ask some robust inquiries to the Congress scion, a directive which prompted his resignation

It is attention-grabbing to notice that journalists seldom ask ‘tough questions’ to Rahul Gandhi throughout his press conferences, which has helped him get away with peddling misinformation on an array of points.

Sohit Mishra and his ideological inclinations

A fast look on the Twitter profile of the ex-NDTV ‘journalist’ reveals that he’s a fan of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY).

महाराष्ट्र में होने वाली किसानों की आत्महत्या, फसल के नुकसान पर बीमा नहीं मिलना, युवाओं की बेरोजगारी, छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज, छत्रपति शाहू महाराज, जीजाबाई.. आज इन सभी मुद्दों का जिक्र @RahulGandhi के #BharatJodoYatra की सभा में हुआ.. यह सभी महाराष्ट्र के मुद्दे हैं जो पहले गायब थे pic.twitter.com/hPYVxEGZWg

— sohit mishra (@sohitmishra99) November 18, 2022

“This Bharat Jodo Yatra has brought together and awakened all those people and activists who were sleeping till now…” he claimed in a single tweet. Mishra additionally hailed the political pilgrimage of Rahul Gandhi for highlighting points, which he claimed have been lacking fromthe public discourse.

नांदेड़ में चल रहे #BharatJodaYatra में हमें यह दो महिलाएं मिलीं जो @RahulGandhi से मिलने पहुंची.. उनसे मैंने पूछा कि आप क्यों आई हैं और क्या करना है.. उनके जवाब आप सुनिए..

इस भारत जोड़ो यात्रा ने उन सभी लोगों और कार्यकर्ताओं को एक साथ लाया है और जगाया है जो अबतक सोए हुए थे… https://t.co/5UNfTDUU1A

— sohit mishra (@sohitmishra99) November 11, 2022

“Interesting times in politics.. Now a Bharat Jodo concert in Indore.. To connect with the youth, you need to speak the language of the youth…One song that will definitely be played here is “Apna Time Aayega,” he mentioned in a single tweet.

Interesting instances in politics.. Now a Bharat Jodo live performance in Indore.. To join with the youth, it’s essential communicate the language of the youth..

One music that can positively be performed right here is “Apna Time Aayega” 😁 https://t.co/wBWsneUhlW

— sohit mishra (@sohitmishra99) November 26, 2022

Sohit Mishra was additionally seen giving the impression that Rahul Gandhi influenced a lot of folks, together with the youth and the aged.

Huge crowd be a part of Rahul Gandhi on day 4 of #BharatJodoYarta in Nanded, Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/EqtUR4K61v

— sohit mishra (@sohitmishra99) November 10, 2022

भारत जोड़ो यात्रा में 82 वर्षीय एक ऐसे बुजुर्ग से मुलाकात हुई जिन्होंने नेहरू को देखा था, इंदिरा गांधी से वो मिले थे और बुधवार सुबह से @RahulGandhi के इंतजार में सड़क किनारे बैठे रहे.. कांग्रेस के कार्यकर्ता दोबारा एक्टिव हो रहे हैं.. @INCMaharashtra #BharatJodoYatra https://t.co/h9kDbn6k1J

— sohit mishra (@sohitmishra99) November 9, 2022

Mishra was additionally seen congratulating Congress celebration employees, who received promotion inside the celebration.

Congratulations!!

— sohit mishra (@sohitmishra99) February 15, 2021

Besides his admiration for Rahul Gandhi, Mishra was additionally seen berating PM Narendra Modi in a number of tweets. “How does it feel to be sitting in a press conference? Ghodse effect or Rahul Gandhi effect?” he had claimed.

Screengrab of the tweet by Sohit Mihsra

“Now, when you have added ‘Chowkidar’ to your name, it is impossible to see any wrong happening in front of you,” the ‘journalist’ took potshots on the BJP.

Screengrab of the tweet by Sohit Mishra

In one among his tweets, Mishra was seen talking the language of Congress trolls by mocking BJP supporters as ‘bhakts.’

Screengrab of the tweet by Sohit Mishra

“Itne seats aa gaye, ab bass Narendra Modi film ko oscar milna bach gaya hai.. wo bhi dilwa do,” he wrote in frustration after the landslide victory of BJP within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Screengrab of the tweet by Sohit Mishra

“Looking at the type of interviews given by our supreme leader, media should stop being biased. I mean how many times can we ask “aap sote q nahi ho”, “aap me ek fakeeri hai” and “if not Modi then who” sort of questions…” he claimed in a single tweet.

Screengrab of the tweet by Sohit Mishra

He additionally seemed to be in awe of propaganda artist masquerading as a ‘journalist’, Rajdeep Sardesai.

“From @sardesairajdeep How Modi won India: Rather than speaking the truth to those in power, there is a growing inclination to ‘follow the leader’ with an uncritical, unquestioning gaze, almost as if mainstream media has been co-opted into a permanent embrace with the ruling elite,” he tweeted.

From @sardesairajdeep How Modi received India:
Rather than talking the reality to these in energy, there’s a rising inclination to ‘follow the leader’ with an uncritical, unquestioning gaze, nearly as if mainstream media has been co-opted right into a everlasting embrace with the ruling elite

— sohit mishra (@sohitmishra99) February 13, 2020
When Adani Electricity slammed ex-NDTV journalist for deceptive information

In May 2022, Adani Electricity Mumbai Board gave a befitting reply to Sohit Mishra, who claimed that the Board had despatched electrical energy payments amounting to lakhs to the residents of Siddharth Colony space in Mumbai’s Chembur.

In his report, the then NDTV ‘journalist alleged that 3200 households dwelling within the slums of Chembur have been slapped with electrical energy payments amounting to lakhs.

“How much electricity bill do you pay? 5000? 10,000? The Bill of one family in Chembur is 35 lakhs!! Due to non-payment of bills, they are forced to live without electricity throughout the day. Administration, developer and electricity department have duped them”, he had tweeted.

pic.twitter.com/eGWjzhIw7X

— Adani Electricity (@Adani_Elec_Mum) May 16, 2022

Following the fraudulent report, the Adani Electricity Board on May 16 issued a press release and slammed the NDTV journalist for deceptive the viewers.

“The video is highly misleading and presents a distorted view of the Truth. The fact is that these bills are of 16 years of arrears. Siddharth Colony residents stopped paying their bills on the pretext that the developers had promised to pay for their electricity”, the assertion learn.

The journalist nevertheless, within the sequence of tweets stored on arguing that the Adani Group who acquired the Mumbai electrical energy distribution enterprise from Reliance Energy in 2017 had duped the customers by issuing hefty electrical energy payments. He defended his video report and mentioned that no person from the Adani group was prepared to talk on digital camera.