Common man in purgatory

𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 *𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬* It is astonishing & deplorable to see how some prominent TV media channels kept broadcasting fake & unverified news throughout the news purely for sensationalism & TRPs. It is also shocking because this was done at a time when India is facing an armed attack by the enemy & the entire nation is in a state of anxiety. The Govt of India as well our Armed Forces have been constantly appealing against sharing of unverified news. Despite that, TV channels chose to broadcast fake unverified “breaking news updates” which led to an unnecessary burden on our Armed Forces to constantly issue clarifications while they’re busy protecting our nation. Some channels even shamelessly branded a victim of Pakistani shelling in Poonch as a “terrorist”. Incidentally, a few days ago, the Parliament Standing Committee on Communications & IT (of which I’m a Member) conducted a hearing with major media stakeholders on the issue of “fake news.” It seems that despite all their assurances to Parliament, certain TV channels chose the path of sensationalism last night in complete disregard towards public interest & national security. My office is in the process of issuing notices to the said TV channels calling for a clarification on this under extant regulatory provisions. Meanwhile, this issue will also be flagged to the Parliament Committee for its consideration & examination. At this sensitive hour, it is the DUTY of every Indian to stand with our Armed Forces & to behave in a responsible manner. TV channels that are trying to make profits through sensationalism & exploiting an attack by the enemy on our nation, especially when our brave Armed Forces are fighting for us, is UNACCEPTABLE & must face serious action.