Mamata Banerjee is ‘shocked’ after Rajdeep Sardesai faces flak for spreading pretend information

Speculations relating to ‘journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai quitting India Today after he was caught malicious misinformation throughout the Republic Day violence, have ‘shocked’ West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Banerjee took to Twitter for extending help for the senior India Today journalist who is seemingly going through the warmth from his employers for malicious lies spoken at a really delicate time when the nationwide capital was going through an unprecedented scenario on Republic Day. Sardesai had claimed {that a} protestor, who died whereas pulling a stunt on a tractor throughout the Republic Day violence, was shot by the police within the head. The pretend information might probably additional provoked the protestors who had been already indulging in violence.
I’m shocked at what is occurring to senior journalist @sardesairajdeep It can also be stunning how most within the media are silent on this challenge. In our democratic system we should elevate our voice. The media is a vital pillar of our democracy— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 29, 2021
Preaching about how media is a vital pillar in a democracy, Mamatas Banerjee tweeted immediately, “I am shocked at what is happening to senior journalist @sardesairajdeep. It is also surprising how most in the media are silent on the issue. In our democratic system we must raise our voice. The media is an important pillar of our democracy”.
Attack on journalists in West Bengal
It is attention-grabbing to see Banerjee expressing concern over the ‘important pillar of democracy’ whereas lately an area journalist named Somnath Chakraborty was slapped by TMC MLA from Mainaguri, Ananta Deb Adhikari after he revealed a information in regards to the MLA. The incident had led to the submitting of an FIR in opposition to the MLA and the holding of protests by fellow journalists of Siliguri Journalists Club. Last 12 months in July, an internet channel proprietor Sheikh Safiqul Islam, his spouse and one other individual had been arrested by the West Bengal police after Islam’s channel Arambagh TV questioned the Mamata Banerjee authorities over making donations to numerous golf equipment within the state throughout the Coronavirus pandemic.
Rajdeep Sardesai going through the flak for his lies
At a time when Delhi was engulfed by violent protests and chaos by the protestors who had entered the nationwide capital in an unauthorised method, Sardesai, being absolutely conscious of the scenario, unfold the pretend information the police had shot lifeless a protestor. However, Sardesai’s lie was rapidly uncovered by folks on social media and the Delhi police that the protestor died after his tractor overturned. In truth, his personal channel talked about the explanation of the protestor’s dying because the overturning of the tractor. Thereafter, Sardesai quietly deleted his tweet with out apologising or clarifying.
Apparently, as a penal motion in opposition to Sardesai, India Today put him off-air for 2 weeks over spreading pretend information. He additionally reportedly confronted a salary-cut. This was adopted by speculations of him quitting the channel. However, there have been additionally speculations that the channel had put his resignation on maintain for a while and that he can be allowed to go away the channel at a later time in order that his resignation will not be linked with the controversies created after he unfold pretend information.
An FIR has been lodged in opposition to Sardesai together with a number of different journalists and politicians for spreading pretend information throughout the Republic Day violence.