In episode 318 of Jan Gan Man Ki Baat, Vinod Dua has given The Wire a week’s time to investigate the allegations levelled against him. Dua has also dismissed all allegations as a figment of someone’s imagination. Can a fair enquiry be carried out in a week’s time? Your comments?

Dua said he is suspending his show for a week to allow The Wire to investigate the allegation. He said that at the end of the week, he will either resume his show or say farewell. As you may be aware, The Wire has set up an external committee to examine/investigate the allegation. Its members are keen to conclude their work quickly. For the purposes of their work, Mr Dua’s announcement of a weeklong suspension, and what happens at the end of a week, is irrelevant.

Does The Wire see it fit for Dua to put a video on The Wire‘s platform which essentially dismissed all allegations against him while an investigation was being carried out?

No investigation against Dua has commenced. The ICC reached out to Ms Jain on October 15 and requested a formal complaint so as to commence its proceedings. No complaint has been received.

The Wire has reported Ms Jain’s allegations against Mr Dua, as it has other non anonymous allegations while covering the MeToo movement. Mr Dua, like any accused person, has the right to dismiss these allegations. His dismissal of the charges, from the platform of his show on The Wire or any other media outlet, has no bearing on any investigation to be conducted against him.