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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.
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The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &amp;ldquo;protection&amp;rdquo; against &amp;ldquo;negative&amp;rdquo; reports once the &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; is finalised.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.
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The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.
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&amp;ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&amp;rdquo; said Jindal.
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While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.
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In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &amp;ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&amp;rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.
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A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&amp;rsquo;s image. &amp;ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&amp;rdquo; he asks.
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&amp;ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.
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&amp;ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.
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The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.
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Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &amp;ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&amp;rdquo; he says.
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Rubbishing Jindal&amp;rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &amp;ldquo;edited/ doctored&amp;rdquo;. &amp;ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&amp;rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &amp;ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&amp;rdquo; said the statement.
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Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&amp;rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.
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Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.
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The sequence of events according to Jindal:
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Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.
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Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.
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Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it
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Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.
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Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on.
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Sept 24: Zee resumed negative reports after JSPL didn&amp;rsquo;t sign the deal.
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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.
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The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &amp;ldquo;protection&amp;rdquo; against &amp;ldquo;negative&amp;rdquo; reports once the &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; is finalised.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.
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The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.
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&amp;ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&amp;rdquo; said Jindal.
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While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.
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In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &amp;ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&amp;rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.
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A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&amp;rsquo;s image. &amp;ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&amp;rdquo; he asks.
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&amp;ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.
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&amp;ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.
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The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.
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Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &amp;ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&amp;rdquo; he says.
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Rubbishing Jindal&amp;rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &amp;ldquo;edited/ doctored&amp;rdquo;. &amp;ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&amp;rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &amp;ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&amp;rdquo; said the statement.
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Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&amp;rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.
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Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.
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The sequence of events according to Jindal:
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Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.
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Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.
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Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it
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Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.
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Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on.
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Sept 24: Zee resumed negative reports after JSPL didn&amp;rsquo;t sign the deal.
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                <div style="text-align: justify">-The Indian Express</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &ldquo;protection&rdquo; against &ldquo;negative&rdquo; reports once the &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; is finalised.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&rdquo; said Jindal.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&rsquo;s image. &ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&rdquo; he asks.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&rdquo; he says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Rubbishing Jindal&rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &ldquo;edited/ doctored&rdquo;. &ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&rdquo; said the statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>TIMELINE</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The sequence of events according to Jindal:</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 24: Zee resumed negative reports after JSPL didn&rsquo;t sign the deal.</div>               </font>
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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.
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The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &amp;ldquo;protection&amp;rdquo; against &amp;ldquo;negative&amp;rdquo; reports once the &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; is finalised.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.
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The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.
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&amp;ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&amp;rdquo; said Jindal.
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While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.
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In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &amp;ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&amp;rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.
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A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&amp;rsquo;s image. &amp;ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&amp;rdquo; he asks.
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&amp;ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.
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&amp;ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.
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Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &amp;ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&amp;rdquo; he says.
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Rubbishing Jindal&amp;rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &amp;ldquo;edited/ doctored&amp;rdquo;. &amp;ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&amp;rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &amp;ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&amp;rdquo; said the statement.
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Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&amp;rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.
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Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.
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Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.
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	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;-The Indian Express&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &amp;ldquo;protection&amp;rdquo; against &amp;ldquo;negative&amp;rdquo; reports once the &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; is finalised.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&amp;rdquo; said Jindal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &amp;ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&amp;rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&amp;rsquo;s image. &amp;ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? 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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.
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The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &amp;ldquo;protection&amp;rdquo; against &amp;ldquo;negative&amp;rdquo; reports once the &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; is finalised.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.
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The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.
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&amp;ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&amp;rdquo; said Jindal.
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While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.
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In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &amp;ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&amp;rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.
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A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&amp;rsquo;s image. &amp;ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&amp;rdquo; he asks.
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&amp;ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.
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&amp;ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.
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The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.
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Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &amp;ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&amp;rdquo; he says.
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Rubbishing Jindal&amp;rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &amp;ldquo;edited/ doctored&amp;rdquo;. &amp;ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&amp;rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &amp;ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&amp;rdquo; said the statement.
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Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&amp;rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.
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Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.
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The sequence of events according to Jindal:
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Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.
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Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.
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Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it
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Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.
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Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on.
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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly...&#039;
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(the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &amp;ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&amp;rdquo; he says.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Rubbishing Jindal&amp;rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &amp;ldquo;edited/ doctored&amp;rdquo;. &amp;ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&amp;rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &amp;ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&amp;rdquo; said the statement.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&amp;rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIMELINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The sequence of events according to Jindal:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. 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                <div style="text-align: justify">-The Indian Express</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &ldquo;protection&rdquo; against &ldquo;negative&rdquo; reports once the &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; is finalised.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&rdquo; said Jindal.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&rsquo;s image. &ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&rdquo; he asks.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&rdquo; he says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Rubbishing Jindal&rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &ldquo;edited/ doctored&rdquo;. &ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&rdquo; said the statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>TIMELINE</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The sequence of events according to Jindal:</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 24: Zee resumed negative reports after JSPL didn&rsquo;t sign the deal.</div>               </font>
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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.
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A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&amp;rsquo;s image. &amp;ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&amp;rdquo; he asks.
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&amp;ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.
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&amp;ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.
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Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &amp;ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&amp;rdquo; he says.
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Rubbishing Jindal&amp;rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &amp;ldquo;edited/ doctored&amp;rdquo;. &amp;ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&amp;rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &amp;ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&amp;rdquo; said the statement.
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Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&amp;rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.
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Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.
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The sequence of events according to Jindal:
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Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.
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Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.
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Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it
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Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.
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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly...&#039;,
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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.
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The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &amp;ldquo;protection&amp;rdquo; against &amp;ldquo;negative&amp;rdquo; reports once the &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; is finalised.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.
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The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.
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&amp;ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&amp;rdquo; said Jindal.
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While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.
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In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &amp;ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&amp;rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.
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A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&amp;rsquo;s image. &amp;ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&amp;rdquo; he asks.
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&amp;ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.
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&amp;ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&amp;rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.
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The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &amp;ldquo;arrangement&amp;rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.
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Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &amp;ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&amp;rdquo; he says.
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Rubbishing Jindal&amp;rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &amp;ldquo;edited/ doctored&amp;rdquo;. &amp;ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&amp;rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &amp;ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&amp;rdquo; said the statement.
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Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&amp;rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.
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Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.
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Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it
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                <div style="text-align: justify">-The Indian Express</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &ldquo;protection&rdquo; against &ldquo;negative&rdquo; reports once the &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; is finalised.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&rdquo; said Jindal.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&rsquo;s image. &ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&rdquo; he asks.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&rdquo; he says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Rubbishing Jindal&rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &ldquo;edited/ doctored&rdquo;. &ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&rdquo; said the statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>TIMELINE</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The sequence of events according to Jindal:</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 24: Zee resumed negative reports after JSPL didn&rsquo;t sign the deal.</div>               </font>
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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.
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The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &ldquo;protection&rdquo; against &ldquo;negative&rdquo; reports once the &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; is finalised.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.
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The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.
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&ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&rdquo; said Jindal.
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While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.
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In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.
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A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&rsquo;s image. &ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&rdquo; he asks.
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&ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.
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&ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.
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The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.
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Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&rdquo; he says.
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Rubbishing Jindal&rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &ldquo;edited/ doctored&rdquo;. &ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&rdquo; said the statement.
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Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.
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Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.
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The sequence of events according to Jindal:
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Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.
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Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it
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Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.
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Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on.
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-The Indian Express
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Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.
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The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &ldquo;protection&rdquo; against &ldquo;negative&rdquo; reports once the &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; is finalised.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.
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The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.
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&ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&rdquo; said Jindal.
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While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.
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In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.
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A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&rsquo;s image. &ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&rdquo; he asks.
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&ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.
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&ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.
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The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.
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Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&rdquo; he says.
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Rubbishing Jindal&rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &ldquo;edited/ doctored&rdquo;. &ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&rdquo; said the statement.
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Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.
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-The Indian Express





Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly...'
$disp = '<div style="text-align: justify">-The Indian Express</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of &ldquo;protection&rdquo; against &ldquo;negative&rdquo; reports once the &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; is finalised.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,&rdquo; said Jindal.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. &ldquo;25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),&rdquo; Ahluwalia is heard replying.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal&rsquo;s image. &ldquo;...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)&rdquo; he asks.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),&rdquo; Chaudhary purportedly replies.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),&rdquo; Chaudhary is heard saying.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their &ldquo;arrangement&rdquo; will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. &ldquo;...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,&rdquo; he says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Rubbishing Jindal&rsquo;s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was &ldquo;edited/ doctored&rdquo;. &ldquo;We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,&rdquo; they said in a joint statement. &ldquo;To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,&rdquo; said the statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Zee News also aired portions of Jindal&rsquo;s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>TIMELINE</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The sequence of events according to Jindal:</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Sept 24: Zee resumed negative reports after JSPL didn&rsquo;t sign the deal.</div>'
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Naveen Jindal says sting shows ‘extortion bid’ by Zee -Archna Shukla

-The Indian Express Alleging an extortion bid by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and senior executives of news channels owned by his group, Congress MP and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal Thursday released video clips which purportedly show that the media group sought a Rs 100-crore advertising deal for not airing adverse reports against JSPL on the coal block allocation controversy. The video clips purportedly show Zee News editor and business head Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee Business editor and business head Samir Ahluwalia negotiating the deal with JSPL executives during three meetings reportedly held on October 13, 17 and 19. The Zee editors purportedly assure JSPL executives of “protection” against “negative” reports once the “arrangement” is finalised. Speaking to reporters for the first time after his company filed an FIR with the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on October 2, Jindal accused the media group of extortion attempt and wilful defamation. The original footage, reportedly comprising audio and video clips recorded by JSPL executives using spy cameras, was submitted with the FIR and sent for forensic verification by the police. The forensic reports have not come yet. “The matter was under investigation, so we had decided not to speak to the media. But Zee has been misusing their platform and running one-sided negative reports against us and making all kinds of allegations...we, therefore, decided to present our side of the story and release this footage so that the people can make the right judgement,” said Jindal. While the total recording reportedly runs into two-and-a-half hours, about 15 minutes of the footage was released today. In this, JSPL executives are heard telling Chaudhary and Ahluwalia that Zee had earlier asked for Rs 5 crore per year for four years. “25 (crore) per year for four years.... ho sakta hai ki humare kehne sunane mein kuch idhar udhar ho gaya ho (there may have been a communication gap),” Ahluwalia is heard replying. A JSPL executive then asks how they propose to undo the damage done to Jindal’s image. “...humne to apna aapko roadmap de diya ki ji hum yeh arrangement kar denge... aapne koi planning banai hai ki isko theek kaise karenge? (...we have given you our roadmap, that we will go ahead with this arrangement.... have you planned anything on how you will fix this?)” he asks. “Sabse badi protection to yeh hoti hai ki iske baad koi negative nahin aayega... Second, phir ye hai ki phir sochenge ki kya kaise karna hai, kaun see cheez upar dalni hai, kaun see cheez neeche dalni hai (The biggest protection is that after this no negative report will be aired. Second, we will then decide on our future course of action),” Chaudhary purportedly replies. “The logic which works is this...this module works...pay model...you are one of the clients, to channel bhi...management bhi...ye rakhta hai ki theek hai yaar, they are friends...uske baad ek association ban jaati hai...tab hota hai yeh sab...nahin to... (the channel and management accept you as a friend, an association is formed... then all this will be possible... otherwise...),” Chaudhary is heard saying. The two Zee executives are also heard assuring JSPL officials that their “arrangement” will apply to all the channels owned by Zee Ltd as well as DNA, the English newspaper owned by one of the Essel Group companies. Ahluwalia also alleges that a leading newspaper takes money for its front page stories. “...At least we are doing a proper transparent deal with you...at least we are not doing front page story which is paid,” he says. Rubbishing Jindal’s allegations, Chaudhary and Ahluwalia said the footage released by him was “edited/ doctored”. “We see this as a deliberate attempt to malign and to defame us,” they said in a joint statement. “To suppress the coverage that Zee News was telecasting on coalgate, Corporate Communications team from JSPL first tried to bribe Samir Ahluwalia with Rs 25 cr, which he declined straightway...Undeterred, the JSPL team offered Zee News and Zee Business an advertising deal of Rs 100 crore to somehow stop the coverage on air,” said the statement. Zee News also aired portions of Jindal’s press conference accompanied by a live discussion between Chaudhary and Ahluwalia in which the two editors trashed his statements. Jindal, meanwhile, has decided to file a defamation case against Zee Group and has sought termination of the licences given to the two news channels. TIMELINE The sequence of events according to Jindal: Sept 7: Zee News started targeting JSPL in its reports on the coal block row. Sept 10: A JSPL executive met Zee Business editor and business head Sameer Ahluwalia to respond to the allegations. Ahluwalia allegedly asked for an advertising deal of Rs 20 crore for four years. Sept 11: A Zee team interviewed Naveen Jindal but did not air it Sept 13, 17, 19: JSPL executives met the two Zee editors, in which the latter reportedly demanded Rs 100 crore spread four years. Sept 13-20: Zee stopped negative reports while the negotiations were on. Sept 24: Zee resumed negative reports after JSPL didn’t sign the deal.