Allegations and answers

IN Media Watch Briefs | 13/06/2017

On June 13 NDTV has posted its six-point response to the oft-repeated allegations against it by government agencies, relating to undisclosed income, money laundering, shell companies, the penalty imposed on it of Rs 2030 crore, and so on. The answers too are familiar by now, the investment by GE and NBC in 2008 which is being described as undisclosed income and money laundering, the holding company being described as a shell company, the permissable routing of investments through tax havens and so on. Why do the cases never end? Because, it says, it has been nearly three years and hearings have still not begun in NDTV's case. The government's lawyers have sought repeated adjournments, while NDTV hasn't asked for even one.

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