05-08-2007, 06:09 PM
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<b>Not a debatable point </b>
An English language TV channel scheduled a debate on the role of the Gandhi family last Sunday. Amar Singh of the Samajwadi Party and Arun Jaitley of the BJP readily consented to participate in the programme, but the anchor was unable to persuade any of the usual spokespersons of the Congress â Kapil Sibal or Jayanti Natrajan â to take part. The channel even changed the title of the debate to a more innocuous sounding one, but even then there were no takers. Finally, Vasant Sathe, who is in semi-retirement was brought in. Similarly, when a Hindi TV channel wanted to discuss Rahul Gandhiâs controversial statements in Uttar Pradesh, the only Congressperson willing to take part was Rashid Alvi, who till recently was in the BSP. Mainstream Congresspersons know full well it is wisest to stay clear of any theme related to the Family.
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<b>Not a debatable point </b>
An English language TV channel scheduled a debate on the role of the Gandhi family last Sunday. Amar Singh of the Samajwadi Party and Arun Jaitley of the BJP readily consented to participate in the programme, but the anchor was unable to persuade any of the usual spokespersons of the Congress â Kapil Sibal or Jayanti Natrajan â to take part. The channel even changed the title of the debate to a more innocuous sounding one, but even then there were no takers. Finally, Vasant Sathe, who is in semi-retirement was brought in. Similarly, when a Hindi TV channel wanted to discuss Rahul Gandhiâs controversial statements in Uttar Pradesh, the only Congressperson willing to take part was Rashid Alvi, who till recently was in the BSP. Mainstream Congresspersons know full well it is wisest to stay clear of any theme related to the Family.