Media makes use of bureaucrat’s feedback to hawk propaganda in opposition to Piyush Goyal

The mainstream media has performed a mischievous recreation over the feedback of a central officer who shares his identify so as to forged aspersions on Union Minister Piyush Goyal. While the report precisely mentions that the Piyush Goyal in query just isn’t the Union Minister however the extra secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the picture they used is that of the Railway Minister himself.
Reports quote the bureaucrat as saying, “It is very important for all the hospitals that they ensure judicious use of oxygen as per the guidelines issued in this context by the Union Health Ministry. Many efforts are being undertaken in this context and we are getting positive results also.” However, the function picture is that of Union Minister Piyush Goyal.

The quoted feedback additional say, “Oxygen is available in adequate quantity in the country and efforts are being made to transport it to hospitals in the shortest possible time.” “If we undertake this battle together, I have no doubt that we will be victorious,” the bureaucrat added as per the stories.
However, the headline mischievously says, “No shortage of oxygen in country; use it judiciously: Goyal amid Covid-19 surge”. Combined with the function picture that was used, the intent turns into evident.
The News Caravan was not the one media outlet which indulged in such mischief. Punjab Kesari went a step additional and talked about the feedback on the function picture of Union Minister Piyush Goyal himself, thus conveying the impression that it was him who made the feedback.
Source: The Punjab Kesari
it must be emphasised right here that the feedback had been made by extra secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Piyush Goyal, and never the Union Minister for Railways with the identical identify.