Channels defend Yakub Memon coverage; say rules not violated

August 24, 2015 22:00

Three leading news broadcasters, which were issued show cause notices by the government over their coverage of the Yakub Memon hanging incident, have defended their programmes saying these were according to the norms and did not violate any rules.

Sources said NDTV, whose two channels NDTV India and NDTV 24x7 had been served show cause notices, and Hindi news channels 'Aaj Tak' and 'ABP News' have replied to the notices by Information and Broadcasting ministry. "All the channels have defended their coverage. They have also held that the content should be seen in the overall context of the programme," a senior official said.

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