ABP News Bows Down, Insiders Allege “Pressure From the Govt”

Managing Editor Milind Khandekar and anchor Punya Prasun Bajpai resigned amid allegations of “government pressure”.

It’s turbulent times at ABP News.

Managing Editor Milind Khandekar and primetime anchor Punya Prasun Bajpai have tendered their resignations amid allegations of “pressure from the Centre” doing the rounds. Senior journalist Abhisar Sharma has also reportedly gone “on leave”. These developments come days after Union Ministers such as Nirmala Sitharaman and Rajyavardhan Rathore tweeted against ABP News with the hashtag #UnfortunateJournalism, criticising a story that was critical of the government.

A well-placed source at ABP News told The Quint, “Journalists are being punished for merely doing their job. It’s a black day for journalism at ABP.”