New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy has raised concerns over the use of the word ‘Republic’ by broadcast journalist Arnab Goswami for his upcoming news channel. As per the schedule accompanying the statute under item 6, there is an express prohibition from using the word “Republic”, Swamy said in the letter, a copy of which he posted on the micro-blogging platform Twitter earlier on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Arnab Goswami: The Jack Reacher of Indian televisionGoswami’s Republic already made its social media debut on 7 January with a Facebook Page and a Twitter handle. “Arnab Goswami is a reputed journalist. It’s for the ministry to discuss the issue now,” said Apar Gupta, a Delhi-based lawyer and cyber, media law expert.

Source: Mint January 25, 2017 15:45 UTC