NEW DELHI – On August 5, 2022 at 7:57 PM, News18 India broadcast the debate programme “Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge” under the title “Ghazwa-e-Hind,” hosted by controversial anchor Aman Chopra. The show was held in response to recent security agency reports on the demographic shift in the border line districts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal, and Assam.

“In accordance with the NBDSA’s standard operating procedures, we initially complained to News18 India on August 8, 2022. However, after receiving an unsatisfactory response from the channel on August 14, 2022, we felt it was appropriate to escalate the complaint to NBDSA on August 22, 2022, where we will seek further redress,” said the APCR in a press statment released on Monday.

The show makes every effort to further a divisive agenda by giving the problem of illegal immigration a communal vibe and associating the rise of one particular minority community’s population to a national security threat. To incite fear and panic in the minds of the general public, the words and rhetoric featured in the show unfairly attack a particular community and faith. Moreover lacking in impartiality and neutrality, the programme presents mere apprehensions as facts, which misleads and prejudices public discourse. The show also fails to question the government’s failures to address the issue of illegal immigration, which is the media’s primary purpose.

The channel’s intent is called into question for using inflammatory, willfully misleading, and maliciously biased content to serve some vested interests and sow discord in society. Here are some of the statements made by the host Aman Chopra:

“..Border par Islamikaran ka lakshya pura hogya he..Border par Ghazwa-e-Hind ka mission Islam safal hochuka he” (The target of Islamization in completed on the border, Mission Islam of Ghazwa-e-Hind is successful on Border)

“Border par Muslim abaadi itni tezi se badhi he…jise ‘jansankhya jihad’… kaha ja rha he..” (The Muslim population has grew so fast on borders.. which is being called ‘Population Jihad’)

“Border par Bharat ko barbad karne ka nya plan he, Wese kehne ko Hindu Rashtra he lekin border Muslim ho gye hen” (It is new plan to destroy India on border, Well it is a Hindu nation to say but the borders have become Muslim.)

“Jese chicken neck he… ese hi muslim galiyara bna diya jaega jo sidha pakistan me ghusega” (Like chicken neck.. a similar Muslim corridor will be made which will directly enter Pakistan)

“…You support NRC Shoaib? nhi mujhe pta nhi tha apki ghar wapsi hyui he…Ap NRC ke khilaf hen, ap ghuspathiyon ke sath hen”, (You support NRC Shoaib? No, I didn’t know you are back home [back to Hindu faith], You are against NRC and support intruders.)

“Kagaz nhi dikhaenge, bhagae jaenge” (Will not show the paper, will be driven off)

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