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The Congress on Tuesday moved the Election Commission seeking action against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and the BJP, dubbing as "paid news" Aap ki Adalat programme on India TV featuring Modi. "The sole purpose, as can be concluded from tone and tenor of the questions asked, of the entire programme, was to give unfair electoral advantage to Modi. The programme was calculated, conceived and comprehended by BJP and Modi for electoral gains," K C Mittal, secretary, AICC Legal Department, told the EC.
It was scribbled for Modi, the BJP prime ministerial candidate", . Claiming the programme was in "utter disregard" and violation of the model code of conduct and guidelines issued by the EC, Mittal noted veteran journalist Qumar Wahid Nakvi, who was holding a senio position in India TV, has resigned.
Mittal claimed the journalist quit "in protest against the programme, which would further "the manner of misuse of the channel by BJP and Shri Modi for their election propaganda." "It is not only a paid news but total misuse of the channel by BJP for their election campaign", he told the EC, insisting that the programme was designed for election campaign for Modi and BJP and "not as a news item or routine programme".
