The Oppositon parties have been dependent on social media and independent journalists to amplify their message
New Delhi, September 14, 2023: As per media reports, A list of news anchors has been released by INDIA bloc’s sub-committee on media whose shows they are going to boycott in future.
One of the key decisions taken during the coordination committee meeting of the Oppostion-led INDIA bloc is to boycott television shows moderated by certain news anchors. The authorised sub-committee on media has came up with a list of such news anchors whose shows they have decided to avoid taking part in as panelists. -HindustanTimes reported.
According to the news published in The Tribune, INDIA bloc announced a boycott of 14 anchors from eight mainstream news channels — News18, Bharat Express, Aaj Tak, Times Now, Republic Bharat, India Today, Bharat24 and India TV — and made the list public.
“The coordination committee authorised the sub-group on media to decide upon the names of the anchors on whose shows none of the INDIA parties will send their representatives,” Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said after the meeting on Wednesday. -HindustanTimes added.
The list, shared by several member”parties of INDIA coalition, contains the names of Republic Network’s Arnab Goswami, Aaj Tak’s Sudhir Chaudhary, News18 Hindi’s Amish Devgan, TimesNow’s Navika Kumar, IndiaToday Group’s Gaurav Sawant among 14 news anchors.
The INDIA bloc aims to sway public opinion, which is believed to be captured by BJP through mainstream media houses. The Oppositon parties have been dependent on social media and independent journalists to achieve this bid and amplify their message.
“There are some anchors who conduct provocative debates. We’ll make a list of them and INDIA alliance partners will stop going to their shows” AAP MP Raghav Chadha said earlier.
The coordination committee meeting also discussed on matters related to seat sharing in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, forming state-level committees to discuss with INDIA parties in states. 12 member parties present at the meeting also decided to hold the coalition’s first public meeting in Bhopal. – HindustanTimes.
