If you are looking at regular movie coverage, you will probably know about the incident that happened at the protest march against CAA, NRC and NPR that took place yesterday in Delhi and how a gunman by the name of Ram Bhakt Gopal terrorised it. However, if you look at Republic TV's coverage, you will learn that Ram Bhakt Gopal was a protestor from the anti-CAA march who was somehow provoked, causing him to magically conjure a gun and shoot at people. So, now people have had enough of the narrative being peddled by Arnab Goswami's channel and are shunning it.

So, according to The Wire and an exhaustive Twitter thread by Vasundhara Singh Sirnate, Republic TV suggested that the gunman was an anti-CAA protestor, which they promoted with the hashtag #StopProvokingIndia. They blamed the Shaheen Bagh protests for provoking nanha-munha Ram Bhakt Gopal (who BTW has been seen with Deepak Sharma, who is close to BJP-RSS-VHP and Union Minister Giriraj Singh). And although the police (who BTW was standing like idiots while this guy was terrorising the protestors) said that it was a lone gunman, Republic TV kept reporting that there were multiple 'guns' at the incident and asking people to 'Vacate Shaheen Bagh' because that has been the prime motive of the ruling party.

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Now, why would a news reporting publication like Republic TV peddle pro-BJP news you ask? I mean, y'all know the answer but here it is in writing. Arnab Goswami is the co-founder of Republic TV. Emphasis on co-founder, please, because the other co-founder was Rajeev Chandrashekar, a Member of Parliament in the upper house of the Indian Parliament, a member of BJP and also the vice-chairman of the Kerala wing of BJP-led coalition National Democratic Alliance. Can you connect the dots now? So, it is no surprise that a Right-wing backed channel is going to protect its poster boy i.e. Ram Bhakt Gopal.

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The other that is not surprising that people have unanimously turned on Republic TV after seeing how blatantly the channel has displayed its agenda and its allegiance. You can check out the reactions that have come under the hashtag #BanRepublicTV:

To anyone working at @republic just for the sake of employment, please resign and set a precedent.

I promise I'll try to crowdfund your salary till you find a job at a news organisation which is not intentionally trying to tear India apart.#BanRepublicTv — Official PeeingHuman (@thepeeinghuman) January 31, 2020

People are calling for banning Republic TV.



Govt will instead ban Journalism. — Nirmala Tai Halwe wali (@Vishj05) January 31, 2020

#BanRepublicTv Arnab Goswami ceased to be a journalist long back. He spreads hatred. He incites violence. He protects criminals. Arnab Goswami is actively involved in Hate Crimes. Ban @RepublicTV_News — RKHuria (@rkhuria) January 30, 2020

If you don't want shit in your living rooms, if you want your kid not to be a potential Terrorist, if want peace to start from your home! Ban RepublicTV. #BanRepublicTv — arsh (@Feignism) January 30, 2020

Having just spent the last few hours reporting from Jamia, I can only say that this completely fake news is enough for this channel in most civilised democracies to be suspended for at least 6 months! Pure poison. pic.twitter.com/nypyrStw5X — Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) January 30, 2020

People working for @republic



Please resign en masse.

Unless you are a bigot, no reason is good enough. Blood on your hands too.



That piece of shit is using your services for fascist propaganda. #BanRepublicTv — Sidrah (@SidrahDP) January 30, 2020

Do not for even once think that the government of this state is with you with all their fake promises about protestors being allowed to protest. People are being detained in Lower Parel for just SILENTLY standing. Maharashtra is protecting Republic TV. #BanRepublicTv — s 🔪🍒 (@leftisttslut) January 30, 2020

There are government news channels, there are private news channels and then there are government's private news channel, that's republic. #BanRepublicTv — Tathagat Khandelwal (@IAmTathagat) January 30, 2020

Well done @RanaAyyub on @IndiaToday and Kudos @rahulkanwal for having a very fair debate in this era when people are demanding #BanRepublicTv pic.twitter.com/RYxXM24A4p — Dilsedesh (@Dilsedesh) January 30, 2020

A big salute to Captain Rohit Mateti @mata7 for showing exemplary courage in asking question from the mighty bosses of Indigo Airlines for illegal ban on flying of @kunalkamra88. In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act. #BanRepublicTv pic.twitter.com/ZeYuxbCW5C — blame it on Nehru (@DeenOfHogwarts) January 30, 2020

This how public shouted after watching the biased reporting of @republic #BanRepublicTv pic.twitter.com/wYv5VN9OO8 — Dilsedesh (@Dilsedesh) January 30, 2020

hey guys, look i modified a meme from my favourite movie 😏#BanRepublicTv pic.twitter.com/chPUBhLW13 — armi (@armiikaz) January 30, 2020

I don't know if Republic TV will ever be banned so that the country can be free of the venom it spews daily basis. But what I am sure of is that the Hindu Mahasabha, a political party in India and an organisation that was formed to protect the rights of the Hindu community, is going to honour the Jamia shooter because according to them, Gopal is a "true nationalist like Nathuram Godse". Yes, you read that right. This is the country we live in and we need to fight for its sanity so that India doesn't go into the hands of bigots.

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