Congress asks for a JPC inquiry into leaked Whatsapp chats of Arnab Goswami

  • After the Whatsapp chats between Arnab Goswami and former BARC head, Partho Dasgupta went viral, the Congress leaders have asked the govt to institute a JPC inquiry into the ‘Chatgate’.
  • The leaders contended that there was evidence that he knew about the Balakot airstrikes that were planned by the BJP regime.
  • While the party is now planning to hold a 'big press conference' to edge the government.
  • Former I&B minister Manish Tewari tweeted, "If what sections of Media is reporting is correct then it points towards a direct linkage between Balakot airstrikes and 2019 General elections."
  • "Was National Security milked for electoral purposes? Needs a JPC investigation", he further added.