The NBDSA held that in the first episode, the anchor crossed the "threshold of impartiality" by making communally polarising statements. In the second, the body observed that the anchor condemned the entire Muslim community for the actions of a few miscreants who were accused of pelting stones at a garba event in Kheda. Self-Regulatory Body Fines News18 India Rs 75k for Two Broadcasts of Aman Chopra's Programme (thewire.in)

 The self-regulatory body for television channels on Monday, February 27, fined News18 India Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 for two separate broadcasts of anchor Aman Chopra’s programme. The first programme dealt with Yogi Adityanath’s “80 vs 20” statement, while the second was on the public flogging of Muslim men in Gujarat’s Kheda district.

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