{"id":8414,"date":"2018-01-30T21:25:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T15:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2018-01-30T23:59:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T18:29:48","slug":"one-tale-two-narratives-aaj-taks-reportage-kasganj-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/one-tale-two-narratives-aaj-taks-reportage-kasganj-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"One tale, two narratives: Aaj Tak’s reportage on Kasganj violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

The communal flare-up at Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh on Republic day was prominently covered by mainstream media. However, serious questions have emerged over the manner in which the news was reported by some news outlets. Here, we look at how Aaj Tak adopted a duplicitous stand on the issue.<\/p>\n

After violence erupted between two communities over the hoisting of the tricolour following a ‘tiranga yatra’ that has held which led to tension, prominent journalists with Aaj Tak tried to deliberately give a communal spin to the report.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 \u0906\u091c \u0924\u0915 (@aajtak) January 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rohit Sardana, senior anchor with Aaj Tak conducted a prime time show on the issue, in which provocative questions were raised, like ‘Kasganj ke deshdrohiyo ko kab dabochegi sarkar’ (When will govt crack down on anti-nationals of Kasganj), ‘Bharat mein tiranga fehraya toh danga?’ (Unfurling of tricolour will lead to rioting?)<\/em> and ‘Hindustan mein nahi toh kya Pakistan mein ja kar fehrayenge tiranga?’ (If not in Hindustan, then will tricolour be unfurled in Pakistan?)<\/em><\/p>\n

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By reducing the incident at Kasganj to an India-Pakistan dichotomy, a conscious attempt was at work to exacerbate the division that led to the violence. Over 100 people were arrested and police investigation is currently on, yet Aaj Tak tried to stoke the flames of discord by insinuating anti-national motives to a certain section of people.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Rohit Sardana (@sardanarohit) January 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sardana was not alone. Sweta Singh, Executive Editor at Aaj Tak too made\u00a0a controversial statement.<\/p>\n

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Intriguingly, these assertions by the journalists of Aaj Tak and the reportage by them was completely at odds with the way the news later played out on the channel. The later report which was presented by anchor Ashutosh Mishra was objective in nature, unlike the subjective rants of the anchors.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 \u0906\u091c \u0924\u0915 (@aajtak) January 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u2014 \u0906\u091c \u0924\u0915 (@aajtak) January 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The District Magistrate of Kasganj stated on record that prima facie, the flare-up was the result of a clash which broke out between the two communities, in which there was cross-firing. He said,“Onlookers at the spot say that when these people (bikers) arrived at the spot, they were armed with sickles, canes and hockey sticks. It is possible that they may have fired as a result of which Naushad got injured. But this is a matter of investigation”<\/em>.<\/p>\n