The central government has asked YouTube to remove digital news outlet National Dastak’s channel from the streaming portal under the amended IT Rules, the outlet said on Monday. National Dastak is owned and run by Shambhu Kumar Singh, a journalist turned politician who is contesting as an independent candidate from Bihar’s Vaishali in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.National Dastak tweeted saying it received a notice from YouTube on April 3 that did not cite a reason for the takedown. It also claimed that YouTube channel Article 19 had been sent a notice too.