Monday, July 28, 2008

Unwanted publicity

Nuclear deal and trust vote were the words that were reverberating throughout the country for the past few days until it was completed in the Parliament. After that a fresh controversy gained significance because of the trust vote. It is nothing but our beloved MP’s taking bribes either to abstain or vote for the nuclear deal and it remains the talk of the country even today. I think this issue was given so much importance when the country is facing tough times because of the inflation rate and price hike of petroleum products. There was so much media coverage for the nuclear deal and the trust vote when the country is going through difficult period. Was this kind of hype needed for this issue? Was it blown out of proportion? Was it worth so much? If we ask these questions then the definite answer will be no.

Since the media was gaining from this issue it was been taken as the topic of discussion when there were so many problems which needed urgent attention. The inflation rate has gone down by a very small percent and how many citizens knew this? Though it was a small drop it is very significant at this time. Because India is a country of middle class people so even a small drop in price of necessary commodities will have a significant impact in their lives. But this was totally ignored and attention was given to a dirty political drama.

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