I.N.D.I.A alliance to boycott 14 anchors of nine TV news channels

The opposition alliance INDIA on Thursday announced that it will boycott shows of 14 television anchors on several platforms a decision the BJP compared with the EmergencyThe media committee of the bloc took the decision to boycott the programmes of these journalists and not send their representatives on debates hosted by them on such channels or platforms ldquoPursuant to the decision taken by INDIA Coordination Committee in its meeting on September 13 2023 the INDIA parties will not send their representatives on the shows and events of the following anchorsrdquo a statement from the media committee of the opposition bloc saidWhorsquos boycottedThe list of anchors as put up by the Congress spokesperson on X includes Aman Chopra Amish Devgan and Anand Narasihman of News 18 Aditya Tyagi of Bharat Express Sudhir Chaudhary and Chitra Tripathi of Aaj Tak Navika Kumar of Times Now Arnab Goswami of Republic Bharat Gaurav Sawant and Shiv Aroor of India Today Rubika Liyaquat of Bharat24 and Prachi Parashar of India TV The National Union of Journalists NUJ termed the boycott as an attack on democracylsquoGhamandia alliancersquoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday termed the Oppositionrsquos INDIA alliance as ldquoghamandiardquo arrogant and alleged that it wants to destroy Sanatan Dharma and push the country into ldquoa thousand yearsrsquo slaveryrdquo The prime minister was speaking after laying the foundation stone of a R49000crore petrochemicals complex in Sagar district Madhya PradeshAlso read Mumbai Despite CMrsquos instructions BMCrsquos big plans garbage spots are still hereldquoThe lsquoghamandiarsquo alliance met in Mumbai recently They have neither any policies nor issues nor a leader They have a hidden agenda of attacking Sanatan Dharma which they want to destroyrdquo Modi said ldquoThey the Opposition have started speaking openly They are going to sharpen their attack on us Every follower of Sanatan Dharma in every nook and corner of the country and the nationlovers have to be watchfulrdquo Modi saidCongress on boycottCongress spokesperson Pawan Khera who is a part of the committee of opposition parties that took the decision said said some channels have put up a lsquonafrat ka bazaarrsquo market for hatred for the last nine years ldquoThe INDIA parties have decided not to legitimise this ldquohatefilled narrativerdquo which is corroding our societyrdquo He added that the opposition bloc does not want to be a party to any such action which adds hatred in society ldquoWe are not opposed to any of the anchors but we do not want to be a party to such endeavoursrdquo Khera said adding that they can create memes or target their leaders but will not create such an atmosphereBJP remembers EmergencyldquoThe only instance we have seen of civil liberties being curtailed in India was during the Emergency in 1975rdquo Union minister Hardeep Puri said in a post on X ldquoOpen calls for eradication of Sanatan Dharma FIRs against journalists and boycott of media reflect politics of those dark years of emergency True face of INDIAlliancerdquo he saidPM speaksNarendra Modi prime ministerlsquoThe lsquoghamandiarsquo alliance met in Mumbai recently They have neither any policies nor issues nor a leader They have a hidden agenda of attacking Sanatan Dharma which they want to destroyrsquolsquoThe ldquoINDIrsquo alliance wants to abolish Sanatan Dharma and push the country into a thousand yearsrsquo slavery But we have to stop these forces unitedly With our unity we have to thwart their attemptrsquolsquoThey the Opposition have started speaking openly They are going to sharpen their attack on us Every follower of Sanatan Dharma in every nook and corner of the country and the nationlovershave to be watchfulrsquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever