Child Exploitation and Liquor Bribe
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In November 2015, a video came online showing an Aaj Tak reporter bribing a kid with money to purchase liquor in order to convince him to give a negative statement as per the channel's vested interest:
Video: Shocking! MP BJP Minister kicks away a boy who came to her begging. Indian media is at it again, in the new video that has surfaced in the Social Media, a journalist from AajTak channel is seen tutoring a poor child to give a news bite against the Madhya Pradesh Government. The boy was allegedly kicked by Minister Kusum Mehdele.
The most terrible part in the video is that the journalist is bribing the boy who seems to be a minor for a quarter bottle of alcohol. This shows the pathetic situation of Indian journalism on political issues. Their role is to report facts and demand action from the government, not creating a drama for TRP. We demand the Rajasthan government to take strict action against AajTak because this is the clear case of exploitation of poor child.
[1-http://www.readoo.in/2015/11/exposed-aajtak-journalist-tutoring-a-poor-child-to-give-a-bite-against-the-government] [2-https://www.buzzfeed.com/shayanroy/everyones-furious-at-aaj-tak-after-this-leaked-v ideo-shows-a?utm_term=.ujLX52RY81#.st42bp50Ov]
This was met with widespread criticism:
