A TV channel, which was running a report about Chief Minister Raman Singh"™s alleged involvement in a mining scam, was taken off air across Chhattisgarh with channel owners claiming"dadagiri by the government" and the latter accusing the operators of"blackmailing".
Etv MP"™s Chhattisgarh bureau chief Shailesh Pandey said:"This is dadagiri... cable operators have been asked to switch off our channel. If you disagree with a report, refute it. We ran a balanced story " the allegations against the CM and his response."
"We got a call from Deputy Excise Commissioner Thakur ( RS Thakur) department in Raipur after the story was aired. Excise officials asked us to take Etv MP off air," said Ashok Agarwal of Hathway Bhaskar CCN Pvt Ltd. While Excise Commissioner G S Mishra refused to comment, Thakur did not respond to phone calls.