The fine was levied with reference to the channel’s daily current affairs discussion programme “Poochta Hai Bharat”, presented by Arnab Goswami on September 6, 2019.
UK’s communications regulator Office of Communications (Ofcom) on Tuesday fined Republic Bharat, the Hindi news channel arm of Republic TV, £20,000 — approximately ₹19 lakh — for broadcasting content that involved “offensive language”, “uncontextualised hate speech” and “ abusive or derogatory treatment of individuals, groups, religions or communities”.
The channel has also been asked to air an apology.
The fine was levied with reference to the channel’s daily current affairs discussion programme “Poochta Hai Bharat”, presented by Arnab Goswami on September 6, 2019.
As per the Ofcom statement, the debate featured in the episode focussed on India’s attempt to send the Chandrayaan 22 spacecraft to the moon on July 22, 2019. The debate between Mr Goswami and guest contributors focussed on India-Pakistan relations.
It stated that the “programme contained statements which amounted to hate speech against, and was abusive and derogatory about, Pakistani people on the basis of their nationality”.
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