On the evening of February 13, what the television viewers experienced during the spine-tingling discussion on two different news channels was nothing less than tub-thumping. The panelists were popular political faces for the viewers. They were appearing wholly not in a relenting mood. They were for sure not taking a softer line. What happened earlier on News 18 was repeated on News 24 also.
The anchors were undeniably different but looked sullen and dejected with the criticisms of the spokespersons. In the first instance, the Congress party spokesman with the surname of Kheda could not bear the intermittent interference while answering the question pointed at him.
In a fit of disgust and anger, he poured down all his outbursts crossly. In the second instance, BJP spokesman Sambit Patra could not bear the words of the NCP leader Nawab Malik. Things started to heat up quickly. Before they come face to face, they decided to take a different approach of leaving the show. The viewers were known to the annoying arguments typically carried on between the two politicians more often.
In both cases, the party spokespersons left the chairs after their rambling arguments. It seems they are not tolerating each other as vocal fighting has been becoming a necessary factor for developing encouraging impression for the political party in the ensuing parliamentary elections.
The news channels, particularly the Hindi ones, are not bereft of creating related noisy scenes. The English news channels are not as much boisterous for the panelists were different there. The viewers interestingly sit before the television set for understanding the political views but unfortunately, they get clamour, blare and glare. They do not always receive important information. The channels might secure their ratings but the common viewers only kill their time in looking at the political parties authorised spokespersons’ row.
Wherever the politics persists the row is impending, it is as true as the clouds laden with water roar immeasurably before the heavy showers start falling on the parched ground. Whether it is the Corporation’s House or the Assembly’s House or the Parliament’s Lower House, noise, arguments and din continue till the time it functions. In all my experience what I can say is that stay tuned for the next such adventure of the spokespersons.
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