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I
had just put on the NDTV-India after my lunch on
Tuesday, Rakshabandhan. I was stunned with what
was being shown on the small screen. A young man
caught for a chain snatching from a woman was
being brutally beaten by the crowd in Bhagalpur.
It was real mob scarcely dressed but master in
punching the boy anywhere and everywhere. In the
next frame, an assistant sub inspector of police
along with a constable joined the irate mob,
tied the man to his motorcycle and dragged him
for meters. All these went on when a video kept
on recording the event.
The TV channel kept on repeating the horrible
scene and the reporter went on narrating the
extremely poor condition of law and order in
Bihar and the barbaric behaviour of the
policeman.
Naturally, the policeman was guilty of colluding
with the mob and getting involved in an action
that was just inhumane.
Ideally, the sub inspector would have taken the
victim to the police station. But let us think
for a moment, was it possible for the two
policemen to do that against the wishes of
infuriated mob? If it had happened, the people
in general would have complained of police
taking bribe and letting the criminal free.
I think the policeman was emotionally immature.
Whatever he did was to perhaps please the crowd
and to get their support. Mentally he was one in
the mob.
But what surprised me most was the next frame on
TV where Lalu is giving his opinion about poor
law and order condition under Nitish Kumar
government and shedding crocodile tears for the
poor boy that was assaulted by the policeman.
But let us see the effect of high-tech
communication. On the next frame on TV was the
home secretary of Bihar announcing that the
policeman has been suspended. Is it not a prompt
action?
However, the TV channel continued with Bihar.
The next news showed Nitish Kumar firing the DM
of Saharsa live on TV because DM failed to
recognize CM’s voice, when CM called him about a
complaint related to assistance to flood
victims. Here again, the TV channel brought Lalu
in next frame, when as usual Lalu kept on
blaming Nitish Kumar for everything. However,
the action appeared to be prompt. The DM got
transferred.
After seeing the report on the channel, I felt
like raising some questions.
How was that incident of Bhagalpur so promptly
video-taped? Was it by a citizen reporter? Why
should the reporter be so negative about Bihar?
May I know what would have happened in a town of
West Bengal or anywhere in Delhi? How the mob
would have behaved with the criminal? Are the
West Bengal or Haryana police better, when it
comes to deal with even women? Why does the TV
channels find any such news from Bihar so hot
and spicy?
My other question is about the reporter rushing
to Lalu for comments. Why should the channels
keep on getting so politically loaded comments
of Lalu on every incident related to Bihar? Are
they getting certain benefits from the railways
to do that? Do they not realize and appreciate
the damage already done during the rule of
Lalu’s family for three decades? Is media
colluding with him to perpetuate the misrule by
bringing him in? He keeps on vomiting venoms at
Nitish. Why don't the media shun him rather than
preferring to make his voice heard? It would
have been prudent if media could make Lalu wait
till next election. Why should the media drag
Nitish Kumar's name in everything that happens
in Bihar?
I have been critically going through the TV
channels and print media since the change of the
government. The media is obsessed with Bihar. It
prefers to show Lalu’s face and his comments
with poor jokes. On the other hand, the media
keep on digging the bad news from Bihar showing
the backwardness and poverty, caste and custom-
related issues, dadagiri of bahubalis and
kidnappings, huge death tolls of flood. Why
should the media not cover some good success
stories too? I am sure there are many. I wish it
changed its way of reporting Bihar.
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When
the incident was shot on the TV
camera or cell phone camera, what
was the cameraman doing? Enjoying
the free show? As a citizen, does he
not have a responsibility to prevent
the atrocity against a petty thief?
Should he join the mob? Should news
media encourage reporters to be
"neutral"? Can they not train
reporters to do better? Why always
paint Bihar in the black? - Dr P
Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving
Seniors, Secunderabad - Aug. 31,
2007
Media like sensations. Lalu stirs
emotions. It has been rightly said,
"When a dog bites a man it is not
news, but when a man bites a dog it
is news." Lalu knows how and when to
bark. - Satya - Aug. 31, 2007
I have bit contradiction here. Media
has done great job by screening
awakening of people of Bihar who are
severely suffered by the scoundrels
and anti social elements.
Those who are not suffered from any
theft so far are showing sympathy
with show called pretty chain
snatcher and blaming “Janata ki
Adalat”.
Those who have sympathy towards this
thief should ask the poor men who
with hard earned money purchased
valuables for their family members
and while on the way these
anti-socials snatched chains from
neck and make the neck scratch and
bleed. These poor petty thieves
don’t hesitate to chop the fingers
to steal the golden rings; they
snatch earrings by tearing the ears
to bleed.
I salute to the citizens of
Bhagalpur, who earlier did
“Ankhphodwa” in the past and justice
on the spot recently. These people
are truly veterans of Bihar and
should be awarded.
I heard of several incidents in
Mumbai, where the regular travelers
in Local trains throw away the pick-pocketers
from running train instead of
handling them over to police. Such
actions are good for the long run of
our country, given the poor records
of law enforcement agencies.
If this guy was in Arabian world,
his hands would have been chopped
off. But it pains to realize that
RJD is flaming communal agenda here
by provoking Muslim radicals who are
trying to paint this incident with
communal color.
And about Lalu and his sycophants,
they are the biggest nuisance,
hurdles and resistance to Bihar’s
development and uprising.
I am happy that, this incidence will
inject some fear on the evil mongers
of our society and please excuse me
from making big talks like “What
about law?”, “then what will be the
difference between humans and
animals” etc. All these are
impractical statements at least for
the land of Bihar. - Parshuram -
Aug. 31, 2007 |
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