Karnataka Election: Why the EC is not monitoring TV Channels, asks Ravish Kumar
In any election, TV coverage will be superficial in its character. It is it's nature is to run behind leaders. A Channel no longer investigates facts. Information will disappear for the sake of the balance . Neither does a channel check the facts given by Rahul Gandhi or his state government, nor does anyone examine the facts given by the prime minister or his party. The channels have just become a platform. Pay and use.
This format has been in it’s peak since many years. This is the reason why it is easy to manage the elections through TV. A reporter is only part of the statements. There are no reporters who run away. If anyone is tweeting the photo of laddoos, then some fish pickles. The Anchor's speeches resemble that of a cricket commentator, Modi has arrived and now they will give six.
At the time of the karnataka elections, there should be a review of what is the balance of the state's power and the power of the state in its channels and newspapers. In the kannada channels, which party has more ads, how wide is the disparity, it should be done with the election. Can anyone tell how many ads the BJP are running in kannada channels and how many the Congress?
How many times are the rallies being shown in the day? Is it Pm Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's rally, Siddaramaiah's rally, is there any balance in the coverage of Yeddyurappa's rally? Now this game has been played with much preparation. We don't know which leader's statement is being debated with, On which angle the debate is being carried out in the channels. Surprisingly, no one tries to keep these things in front of the public by studying these things during the election.
Election rallies are now for TV. There are various kinds of programmes that come on TV. This is how the entire channel has been done, or they put it on Youtube or channels that think everything is going live. To understand these programs, no one has a team or initiative to write on them.
In democracy and especially during the elections, if all the parties were to be equal, it is not good to have a side with the power of wealth. Very easily can the media miss someone's statements or highlight someone's statements.
Yeddyurappa ji has said that if someone doesn't vote, then tie his hand and vote for the BJP candidate. Our election commission has also become lazy. In the elections, after deputing the para-Paramilitary forces, the commission takes off on a Malaysian holiday. When will they learn that media coverage and such statements should be taken during election at the time, not three years after the election has passed.
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Centre to support waste recycling start-ups: Union minister Yadav
Mumbai (PTI): Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday said the Centre will provide financial support to the waste recycling start-ups, and also focus on saving energy and water along with banning single-use plastic.
The minister was speaking after taking part in a Beach Cleanup Campaign at the Juhu beach here as part of the International Coastal Clean-up Day.
"The central government will support start-ups for recycling. My ministry has given guidelines for one-time financial support to such start-ups," he said.
"We know how to use nature's products, but forget to recycle them and litter on beaches and roads. Our focus will be on saving energy, water, banning single-use plastic and stopping wastage of food, promoting healthy lifestyle and e-waste disposal," Yadav said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the state was blessed with a 720 km-long coastline, and keeping it clean will boost tourism.
The economy of several countries is tourism-based, he noted.
The cleanliness drive launched on September 17 at Girgaum Chowpatty in south Mumbai will continue till October 2, he said.
Calling cleanliness as a service, Shinde expressed satisfaction that citizens from all over the state were taking part in the drive in large numbers.
The CM said the deep cleaning drive started by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will restart after monsoons where roads are cleaned with recycled water.
"Due to this drive, pollution has also come down," he said.
Talking to reporters later, CM Shinde said awareness regarding cleanliness has grown ever since the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
