Former Congress MP, Mani Kumar Subba, on August 19 , slammed a Rs 25 cr defamation case against Jayanta Barua (owner of Asomiya Pratidin) for allegedly showing a sex-related visual of him on his channel News Time Assam, in N. Lakhipur court of eastern Assam. Earlier, Subba also alleged attempted blackmail by Barua. When NE Television interviewed Subba Live (from New Delhi), the names of the news channel (News Time Assam) and Barua in his allegation were not edited or beeped out.