The News Broadcasting And Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has fined News18 India Rs 50,000.The body found that the channel violated principles relating to impartiality, neutrality, fairness and good taste while conducting a debate programme relating to the Karnataka Hijab case on 6 April.
The authority said that while the broadcaster was permitted to debate the issue after the Karnataka High Court’s decision, the problem lay with the narrative and tilt given to the program.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the final verdict on the hijab row will be important as it would not be restricted to the state but would apply to the whole country.
Supreme Court judge Justice Hemant Gupta, who is set to retire on October 16, said on Friday a judge cannot make people happy as "that's not the role assigned to him".