Senior anchor and consulting editor of India Today Rajdeep Sardesai has been taken off-air for two weeks along with salary deduction of one month.
The channel has cited his on-air affirmation and Tweets of Delhi Police shooting during January 26 tractor rally a reason for this action.
During the violence that broke out on Republic Day, the veteran journalist in a Tweet reported that a farmer was killed in police firing.
However, Delhi Police later clarified that the farmer was killed when the tractor he was driving overturned after hitting a barricade.
Later the journalist renounced his statement on Twitter stating, “While the farm protestors claim that the deceased Navneet Singh was shot at by Delhi police while on a tractor, this video clearly shows that the tractor overturned while trying to break the police barricades. The farm protestors allegations don’t stand. Post mortem awaited.”
While the farm protestors claim that the deceased Navneet Singh was shot at by Delhi police while on a tractor, this video clearly shows that the tractor overturned while trying to break the police barricades. The farm protestors allegations don’t stand. Post mortem awaited.???? pic.twitter.com/JnuU05psgR
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) January 26, 2021
Still many claim that there have been incidences of shooting during the protest and one person was killed while another sustained injury in his leg.
