S Gurumurthy extends solidarity with Republic Media Network, takes on Maharashtra govt

On Friday, Thuglak editor S Gurumurthy extended solidarity with Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami over ar tice issued to him by Maharashtra Assembly. Though tice was served at 2.50 pm, he was asked to appear before Maharashtra Assembly within 10 minutes' time. This development comes despite fact that Republic Media Network has alrey moved Supreme Court challenging showcause tice issued by state Assembly. According to Gurumurthy, intention of Maharashtra government was to harass Republic TV as it is being perceived as  "principal enemy". Republic will take legal recourse in this regard. 

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'Political motives' 

As per Maharashtra Assembly's initial tice, Arnab was threatened with jail for questioned CM Uddhav Thackeray. Responding to latest development, he stated that re is a complete breakdown of law and order in Maharashtra. Maintaining that privilege motion is malicious in nature, he asserted that it is Republic Media Network's legal right to seek remedy from apex court.

Moreover, he revealed that Maharashtra Assembly h refused to accept Network's formal replies. Arnab ded that this was pure political vendetta. Currently, an SC bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice V Ramasubramanian is hearing plea filed by Network. 

Arnab Goswami remarked, "re is a complete breakdown of law & order in Maharashtra and we (Republic) have alrey interceded in Supreme Court in this matter. We feel privilege motion against us is frivolous, malicious and based upon political motives. It is our legal right to seek a remedy from Supreme Court, which has put certain questions on procedural grounds, just a few days ago."

He ded, "We are getting tice after tice from Maharashtra Assembly, but y are t accepting our replies - which is patently illegal, unconstitutional. purpose of Maharashtra assembly is to serve people of Maharashtra and t use interlopers to fix Republic. I am at Supreme Court in this matter and you send me a tice at 2:50 PM to appear before Assembly at 3 PM. What does this mean? y have shown ir vendetta in public today."

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