BY J.R.PRASAD
Hyderabad, April 14: A sting operation carried out by a TV channel resulted in its woman reporter being jostled right in the Praja Rajyam headquarters on Tuesday.
NTV had telecast an alle-ged conversation between the party’s candidate from Bhongir Lok Sabha constituency, Mr Chandram-ouli Goud, and another leader, Mr Sama Prabhakar Reddy, who was denied a ticket from Ibrahimpatnam Assembly segment.
During the conversation, Mr Chandramouli Goud purportedly said the PR tic-kets were “sold” and that “weak candidates” had be-en fielded from some constituencies in a tacit understanding with other parties.
According to the TV cha-nnel, the PR vice-president, Mr T. Devender Goud, was instrumental in the party fielding weak candidates from some seats like the Bhongir LS and in others.
Mr Chandramouli Goud denied that he said the words being attributed to him. He however acknowledged that he was present in the video footage. He alleged that the audio of the tape was manipulated. Separately, Mr Devender Goud also denied the channel’s claim.
The telecast created a furore at the PR central office. During a media conference, the party’s woman wing chief, Ms Sobha Rani, pushed the channel’s journalist, Ms Rehana. Some activists snatched the camera from NTV cameraman.
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