National events not in a position to struggle regional forces: Senior journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: National events within the nation are nonetheless not ready to offer a struggle to regional forces, journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai stated on Tuesday.Addressing the thirty eighth basis day of fashionable Odia each day ‘Sambad’ and thirteenth anniversary of Kanak TV right here, Bajpai stated in 2014, when BJP returned to energy, Naveen Patnaik led BJD grabbed 20 out of 21 seats within the Lok Saba elections. It received 12 seats in subsequent elections in 2019. The nationwide events are additionally struggling in West Bengal.

The pattern has been persevering with since a long time. “Biju Patnaik himself had challenged Indira Gandhi for the post of President in 1969 and later formed his own party Utkal Congress.“After Indira Gandhi’s assassination, there was a wave of Congress. The party won over 400 seats. However, Biju Patnaik didn’t lose the election,” Bajpai stated.The senior journalist stated the scenario is primarily as a result of failure of the nationwide events in understanding the issues of the nation although they perceive nationwide politics properly. 

From planning fee, we now have Niti Aayog. However, the socio-economic situation of the aspirational districts, whose quantity has elevated from 75 to 125, has remained the identical, Bajpai lamented. He additionally requested media homes to not get trapped in a enterprise mannequin the place politicians or advertisers begin controlling them. 

Stating that position of media has grow to be extra essential and grown greater to convey fact to fore, he stated, “We are in a phase where it feels like even a question tossed to the air is being heard and there could be some reaction to it.”Even Opposition events are alleging they not being allowed to ask query on the ground in parliament, Bajpai stated. Sambad Group Chairman Soumya Ranjan Patnaik stated media shouldn’t concentrate on promoting mannequin however as a substitute focus on the wants and calls for of their readers and viewers.

BHUBANESWAR: National events within the nation are nonetheless not ready to offer a struggle to regional forces, journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai stated on Tuesday.Addressing the thirty eighth basis day of fashionable Odia each day ‘Sambad’ and thirteenth anniversary of Kanak TV right here, Bajpai stated in 2014, when BJP returned to energy, Naveen Patnaik led BJD grabbed 20 out of 21 seats within the Lok Saba elections. It received 12 seats in subsequent elections in 2019. The nationwide events are additionally struggling in West Bengal.

The pattern has been persevering with since a long time. “Biju Patnaik himself had challenged Indira Gandhi for the post of President in 1969 and later formed his own party Utkal Congress.“After Indira Gandhi’s assassination, there was a wave of Congress. The party won over 400 seats. However, Biju Patnaik didn’t lose the election,” Bajpai stated.The senior journalist stated the scenario is primarily as a result of failure of the nationwide events in understanding the issues of the nation although they perceive nationwide politics properly. 

From planning fee, we now have Niti Aayog. However, the socio-economic situation of the aspirational districts, whose quantity has elevated from 75 to 125, has remained the identical, Bajpai lamented. He additionally requested media homes to not get trapped in a enterprise mannequin the place politicians or advertisers begin controlling them. 

Stating that position of media has grow to be extra essential and grown greater to convey fact to fore, he stated, “We are in a phase where it feels like even a question tossed to the air is being heard and there could be some reaction to it.”Even Opposition events are alleging they not being allowed to ask query on the ground in parliament, Bajpai stated. Sambad Group Chairman Soumya Ranjan Patnaik stated media shouldn’t concentrate on promoting mannequin however as a substitute focus on the wants and calls for of their readers and viewers.