[icernet] Can Prasad carry out Swaraj's agenda?

[Arul Selvan]

Could we say Swaraj has been the most successful I&B minister? Probably yes,
if we take into account the number of policies she has managed to push
through - quantity-wise that is. However, a few high profile editors of
national dailies, who had been running shows on DD News, which closed down
in early 2002, would say Swaraj's best shot was at kickstarting the still
floundering DD Bharati channel (a children's, arts and culture channel), at
the expense of public money.

Now comes the big question. What will be the new I&B minister's priorities
and will he be able to complete his predecessor's unfinished work? Prasad, a
trained lawyer, has dropped enough hints and signs during his various public
appearances. He has reiterated the importance of the role played by public
service broadcasters in disseminating constructive information, an example
that, he feels, should also be followed by private satellite channels, to
some extent. 

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