A BJP leader here on Friday lodged a complaint with the Haldwani police accusing a TV reporter of airing a ‘false’ story against him on a news channel.
"At the same time, I have also served a legal notice on this TV reporter to reply within 15 days from the receipt of this notice. Otherwise, I will file a defamation suit against him," said Suresh Tiwari, state co-media coordinator of the BJP. In his complaint to the police station, Haldwani, Tiwari alleged that a reporter working for a Hindi news channel had demanded Rs 50,000 to stop the telecast of a story against him.
"However, when I refused to pay that amount, a ‘false’ story was aired on the channel at 9.30 pm on September 17, using defamatory words against me," Tiwari alleged in his complaint. "The story that was telecast against me on the channel was totally ‘baseless’ and ‘false’ and holds no truth," Tiwari maintained.