Rahul’s interview paid news, take action against him: BJP to EC

The BJP Friday approached the Election Commission demanding action against the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi for his interview published in an English daily on Thursday, claiming it is a “shining example” of paid news.

A delegation including Union ministers J P Nadda, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and BJP’s media in-charge Anil Baluni submitted a memorandum to the poll panel enclosing a copy of the interview that was published from Hyderabad, saying “the reporting by way of an interview…is shining example of paid news.”A

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