Gujarat Porngate - Forensic Report Gives Clean Chit to BJP MLAs
New Delhi, Mar 23 (Agencies): A forensic report gave a clean chit to two BJP MLAs accused of watching pornography in the Gujarat assembly on Tuesday, reports said on Friday.
According to reports, the forensic examination of the iPad, on which the MLAs were accused to have watched porn said, "there was no obscene film in iPad."
Shankar Chaudhary (L) and Jetha Bharwad
On Wednesday a journalist with a vernacular newspaper in Gujarat said he saw BJP MLAs Shankar Chaudhury and Jetha Bharwad allegedly watching obscene pictures of women on an iPad when the house was discussing budgetary demands of the revenue department on Tuesday.
The journalist claimed he saw the MLAs watching "pictures of Swami Vivekananda, then cartoons and then sleazy pictures of women" - from the media gallery of the assembly.
The MLAs has denied the charges and said it was a plot to malign their image. Shankar Chaudhary said it is an attempt to malign his image.
"The allegations of me watching porn in assembly is baseless. This is an attempt to politically malign me. The assembly proceedings are recorded in CCTV. I request the Opposition to check the CCTV footage. All the allegations against me are baseless. I am not the person who watches porn at all."
Jetha Bharwad also said that the allegations were baseless and wrong.
"I will resign if found guilty. Mediapersons are showing the correct thing. You should be truthful. We have not done anything wrong. We are very hurt. Opposition party is targeting us. We are ready to face an enquiry. We will resign if found guilty."