Sudarshan News Row: Supreme Court Stops Channel From Airing ‘UPSC Jihad Show, Says ‘Programme Tries To Vilify Muslims

The Supreme Court on September 15 restrained Hindi channel ‘Sudarshan News’ from telecasting a controversial programme, which sought to ‘expose’ a ‘conspiracy to infiltrate Muslims’ into the Indian civil services. The channel had termed the alleged conspiracy ‘bureaucracy jihad’ & ‘UPSC jihad’. SC said it won’t allow television channels to broadcast programmes that seek to disturb communal harmony. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and K M Joseph observed verbally, brushing aside arguments of Sudarshan News that the restraint order impinges on journalistic freedom.