There is an unprecedented explosion of "News Channels" in the country...these are faceless mouthpieces of vested interests, and have little role in Nation-building or anything as such.
The worst form of reporting these days is coming from the Times Group, especially their tabloids and the disastrous news channel Times Now. It was this channel that went haywire over the "Kashmir Singh" news-story and in their over-enthusiasm, stepped on national security. Their acts ended in shame, when they got a live confession from Kashmir Singh and aired it nationally. I can remember watching that bit of "news" on Times Now, and the first thing that came to my mind, is these idiots have all but signed Sarabjits' Death Warrant.
It was a relatively no-news, that a teenaged Kashmir Singh was kept in prison and released by Pakistan under International Human Rights Acts, after a good 30-odd years. Yes the family was thrilled, but the country? Questionable! I for one, never got the big euphoria around this whole Kashmir Singh saga. For one, that its' a drop in the ocean. The mutilation faced by Indian-POW as early as the Kargil War, is fresh in my mind, besides this, countless fishermen are not spared when they land up in Pakistani waters. The same country butchered its' own Prime Minister, and then blasted his daughter on a election campaign trail. Further, proof of this non-event was given by Kashmir Singh himself, when he opened his mouth on National media. A spy going to town confessing about his profession? And Indian Media airing it? What brains are running these channels?
Indian government should have stepped in immediately upon his release, and given him a thorough understanding of his role with the media of this country, albeit, its all too late, the pakistani establishment must be feeling thoroughly violated over these statements, and as a balm and also a lesson, is plotting to murder a priosoner of 18 years.
The Indian Government owes it to its' military, para-military & intelligence personnel to ensure Sarabjit Singh is spared, and released. Whether it takes big-bucks, or an exchange of a pakistani-militant. Please Do what it takes to bring Sarabjit Singh back, a few million should be enough, after all, the country is in dire-straits, and we are merely paying the price of release of an Indian, who's a father, a brother, and a son to a middle-class Indian Family.
All said, I just wish we had finished the agenda in 1971.
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