Supreme Court Tears Down 'Poster Boys': Will Netas Fall In Line?
Tonight on The Buck Stops Here:
Supreme Court tears down 'poster boys': Will netas fall in line?
The Supreme Court, in a historic judgement, has banned the use of photographs of politicians, party symbols and flags from government advertisements. Only the Prime Minister, President and Chief Justice of India are exempt from the ban. On 'The Buck Stops Here', we debate if this judgement is a welcome development or if it is a case of the judiciary going too far and infringing on the right of the executive. Is the court being unfair to Chief Ministers when it exempts the Prime Minister from the 'no-photo' rule? Will political parties gang up to oppose the Supreme Court order? And is the order a disadvantage for the BJP, which completes one year in office this month?
Nepal: Tremors and Trauma
On 'The Buck Stops Here', a special ground report from Nepal as it picks up the pieces after the devastating aftershock on Tuesday. It's back to square one in the Himalayan nation as search and rescue operations become the primary focus yet again. How long will it take to rebuild the lives of Nepal's citizens? And what challenges are the forces involved in rescue and relief operations facing? Nepal's Ambassador to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyay, and Goonj founder Anshu Gupta join the show.
Supreme Court tears down 'poster boys': Will netas fall in line?
The Supreme Court, in a historic judgement, has banned the use of photographs of politicians, party symbols and flags from government advertisements. Only the Prime Minister, President and Chief Justice of India are exempt from the ban. On 'The Buck Stops Here', we debate if this judgement is a welcome development or if it is a case of the judiciary going too far and infringing on the right of the executive. Is the court being unfair to Chief Ministers when it exempts the Prime Minister from the 'no-photo' rule? Will political parties gang up to oppose the Supreme Court order? And is the order a disadvantage for the BJP, which completes one year in office this month?
Nepal: Tremors and Trauma
On 'The Buck Stops Here', a special ground report from Nepal as it picks up the pieces after the devastating aftershock on Tuesday. It's back to square one in the Himalayan nation as search and rescue operations become the primary focus yet again. How long will it take to rebuild the lives of Nepal's citizens? And what challenges are the forces involved in rescue and relief operations facing? Nepal's Ambassador to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyay, and Goonj founder Anshu Gupta join the show.
