'It's vendetta, it's wrong': Central minister slams plot against Republic & Arnab Goswami

Reacting to back-to-back stings by Republic Media Network which exposes Maharasthra government's conspiracy to target Republic Media Network and its Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami respectively, Union Power Minister RK Singh on Wednesday has hit out at Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh and MVA. He has also condemned NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's remarks on Arnab Goswami and media.

Union Minister hits out at Maharashtra Government 

Speaking to Republic Media Network's Prakash Singh, Union Minister said, "I have been watching whole sequence of events. This is true that Republic TV brought out  Sushant Singh Rajput death case, and for that, I want to congratulate Republic Media Network. If re is any crime and re is a cover-up, people of country do t accept it. And this is also very clear, that because you all brought up this issue, Maharashtra government and Mumbai Police are hurt. y should thank people who are bringing issue to kwledge of people but instead ir role in cover-up is shocking. And for that to go on a witchhunt against a channel, is definitely vendetta. And ncy has also denied TRP scam accusations. This is completely wrong."

A sitting minister in Maharashtra government and a senior member of Sharad Pawar's NCP - Nawab Malik has been stung by Republic Media Network, and on-camera, he has disclosed vile, diabolical and gory details of plot against network's Editor-in-Chief, even going on to say 'Arnab could commit suicide'.

'Arnab will get trapped': Nawab Malik

"He is stuck in TRP thing w. Let me tell you clear cut. He will get trapped. I am telling you clear cut," says Nawab Malik in sting almost predicting course of investigation by Mumbai Police and hinting that everything so far is pre-planned. " thing is that man will get a lot of problems. I am scared that what if he goes into...a zone himself. This is madness. It becomes a phobia. It gets created after a point of time," he added.

Malik adds "He (Arnab Goswami) is driving himself mad. I am scared what if he commits suicide. What is happening is, path he has taken, he sits inside ( studio) and is self-imposed. He thinks that world works like this only and suddenly when he gets to kw that re is thing and everything is fake, n a person can do anything, right? He thinks that whole system should work way his mind wants and that he can do everything and anything but when it does t happen, person goes into a different zone, right?"

'Target Republic plot exposed'

On Monday, in ar explosive sting operation, Congress spokesperson Raghvendra Shukla stated that a team has been constituted at behest of top-most powers in Maharashtra government with sole nda of targeting Republic. 'body can stop shutting down of Republic,' stung MVA insider says on-camera, putting forth that ongoing attack against channel is just start.

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"Strategy is that he (Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami) would have to be locked up. This is sure. body on planet can save him from being banned.

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re is a team that has been assigned by Uddhav Ji. y have been told that 'you will just be involved in this and thing else'. He (Arnab) should understand what he speaks," Congress spokesman said. He goes on to state that " team has already started its job." and more issues just like 'TRP scam' will come out in two days.

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On Sunday, Republic Media Network aired contents of an official email from rating ncy BARC clearly stating that re is t a single complaint or malpractice found against Republic TV, Republic Bharat or any or affiliate of Republic Media Network. Crumbling pack of lies floated and repeated over last 9 days by Param Bir Singh and a section of media, BARC email to Republic Media Network’s Group CEO Vikas Khanchandani specifically confirms that re is malpractice by network.

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