New Delhi, Aug. 8: Popular news channels NDTV, ABP News and Aaj Tak have been served show-cause notice by the Narendra Modi government for allegedly airing content disrespecting the judiciary and the President of India on the day 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon was executed. The notice was served under Section 1(d), Section 1(g) and Section 1(e) of Rule 6 of the Programme Code prescribed under the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994. Also Read - CBI Books NDTV's Promoters For Violation of FDI Rules

According to a report published in Indian Express, the Information & Broadcasting Ministry has asked the three channels to explain why action should not be taken against them for broadcasting such content within 15 days. Aaj Tak and ABP aired phone-in interviews of Chhota Shakeel in which he claims that Yakub Memon was innocent. Shakeel, who is Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide in his interview had alleged that Indian judiciary didn’t do justice to Memon. Like wise, NDTV ran the interview of Yakub Memon’s lawyer who spoke about how many countries have stopped giving capital punishment. (ALSO READ: Tiger Memon did not call family before Yakub Memon’s execution: K P Bakshi) Also Read - Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Exit Poll Results: NDA Set to Make Comeback

Yakub Memon, convict of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was hanged on July 30 after the Supreme Court eventually rejected a final plea for a stay on his execution few hourse before his scheduled execution. The apex court in a unprecedented move was ready to hear Memon’s plea. Once the new channels reply to the show-cause notice, an inter-ministerial committee will review their response and decide on the next step. Also Read - Editors Guild names new Executive Committee