Favouritism, sexual abuse, exploitation: Allegation on former News18 editor Dayashankar Mishra

On 22nd November 2023, Dayashankar Mishra resigned from News18. Therefore, first the resignation, then the book.” पहले इस्तीफ़ा, फिर किताब : राहुल गांधी पर सच लिखना क‍ितनी मुश्‍किलें खड़ी करेगा, मुझे बिल्कुल अंदाज़ा नहीं था। ऐसे समय जब सत्‍ताधीशों पर गाथा-पुराण ल‍िखने की होड़ लगी हो, मैंने सोचा था कि एक लोकनीत‍िक व‍िचारक की सोच, दृष्टि और दृढ़ता को संकल‍ित कर प्रस्‍तुत करना क‍िसी को क्‍यों… pic.twitter.com/oEroAWRP1i — Dayashankar Mishra November 22, 2023 After this post of Dayashankar Mishra, ‘News18 India’ also shared a post on X. But Dayashankar Mishra, as editor of the Hindi website of News18, did not get permission from the organisation to write this book. News18 statement about the false and misleading claims by Mr Dayashankar Mishra: pic.twitter.com/Cuo5Jd5LRb — News18 India November 23, 2023 After Dayashankar Mishra resigned from News18 Hindi, many of his former colleagues came ahead to share their experiences with the journalist, who for all practical purposes had become a political activist singing an ode to Rahul Gandhi. In various reports published on Bhadas4Media, it is claimed that Dayashankar Mishra favoured people from his caste and his relatives while recruiting new candidates in the News18 Hindi’s digital newsroom.