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Janmat continues in its crusade to sensitize the common man about
the ills that plague society through its ground-breaking show ‘Aap
ka Haq’. Be it the 1984 Delhi Riots or police lock-up deaths
Aap ka Haq has attempted to approach socials ills and find long-lasting
solutions.
Positioned as a show that proactively engages in the problems of
common people, ‘Aap ka Haq’ walks that extra mile with
the victims, the persecuted, the forgotten and downtrodden and actively
seeks a resolution of their problems with the help of government
authorities, NGOs and the civil services. In short, ‘Aap ka
Haq’ not only listens to your plight but seeks to alleviate
it.
Anchored by Shekhar Suman, the Aap Ka Haq episode to be shown at
10.00 p.m. on Saturday on 11th February raises the politically sensitive
subject of farmers’ suicides. Not one day goes by without at
least one news item telling the grisly tale of another farmer biting
the dust, literally by his own hands. On the show farmers speak
out about their harrowing existences while politicians of both sides
of the power equation as well as NABARD officials give them a patient
ear. Viewers will be forced to think of the unjust balance of power
and the lopsided laws of our country that has practically disenfranchised
the man of the soil.
This is the first time in the history of television when farmers,
politicians and agriculture department officials have shared a platform
to hear the harrowing life stories of Indian Farmers, fighting hunger,
famine and neglect.
At least 25,000 recorded suicides of farmers have occurred in recent
years. On the show, the farmer’s representative is Sone Singh
from Punjab, who tells his tale of abject misery and loss. He lost
his grown up sons, his farm land and his means of livelihood, yet
he held out for some help from the government. The government, as
usual, turned a deaf ear. There was no direct help, cutback in subsidies,
no heed to environmental changes. And to add insult to injury, the
government has accepted WTO agriculture conditions.
Listening to Sone Singh, perhaps in dismay, were former Agriculture
Minister Chaturanan Mishra, Advocate Indrajit Singh, who is fighting
on behalf of 1300 Punjab farmers’ families where the farmer
has committed suicide, FE correspondent Ashok Sharma, Vir Chowdhury
of Bharat Kisan Samaj, ICAR official Naresh Sirohi, NABARD official
A D Ratnu and farmer’s leader Karan Veer.
Positioned as India’s first Views Channel, Janmat has brought
a fresh breeze in the country’s TV viewing landscape. Janamat
is a 24-hour current affairs channel targeted towards the discerning
Indian audience. JANMAT has an ear to the ground, and allows the
common man to express his grievances for swift redressal.
Catch “AAP KA HAQ” on Janmat at 10.00 p.m. on Saturday,
11th February.
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