Dear Rajat Sharma ,
Last evening , on your India TV show , you spent quite
a few minutes talking about the refrigerator , the air-conditioner , the
micro-wave oven , the sofa set etc
You normally don't talk about such mundane things !
So , why this sudden importance to items of necessity ?
Surely , India TV was not airing a " Commercial
" !
Only because , some 3 ministers of AAP government had
asked these items to be installed in their homes ?
From the tone of your voice , it seemed you had
stumbled upon some dark , corrupt practice of AAP ministers !
A " corruption " of some Rs 10 lakhs in all ,
between 3 ministers !
Items that belonged to the Delhi Government and which ,
these ministers will need to leave behind when they vacate their
government-owned flats in the next 3 days
!
( Since , AAP
government is most likely to resign in next 3 days )
Now , you don't want to waste your time telling the
viewers about
> Dozens of
Ministers / MPs / MLAs , who continue to occupy their official
residences ,
months / years after their tenure - without paying rent
> Scores of
Ministers who owe various agencies , crores of rupees for use of
water /
electricity / telephone etc , after demitting office
> Equal
number of ex-Ministers / MPs / MLAs , who enjoy one or other kind
of perks /
benefits from State coffers ( and of
course ,from Air India )
> Ministers (
including some ex-presidents ) who travelled abroad on what
was described
as " Official Visits " - with friends and family vacationing
> Planning
Commission spending a few crores of rupees to renovate toilets
> Ministers
spending crores of rupees to re-furbish their bungalows
> Ministers /
MPs / MLAs who " forget " to declare all of their assets while
filing their
nomination for elections
> Ministers
who " forget " to file their Income Tax returns for a few years
( Babu
Jagjivan Ram forgot to file , for 10 years in a row ! )
> MPs / MLAs
who spend ( of course , on government expenses ) 15 days ,
holidaying at
exotic foreign locations , to study " Empowerment of Poor "
RAJAT ,
That you are anti-AAP , does not stop me from remaining
glued to your 9pm
show every evening - and I urge , all AAP ministers to
do so !
It is only critiques like you who can keep reminding
them of the lofty
principles that they stand for
By and large , you have conducted yourself without bias
towards any political party
You have been balanced and respectful of the people you
interview
And the best part is ,
You allow the participants to speak , without interrupting
them or trying to put words in their mouth - a rare virtue amongst TV anchors /
editors !
Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill !
In future , please ignore non-issues
After all , India TV is , " Aap ki Awaz " !
* hemen parekh
( 11 Feb
2014 / Mumbai
)
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