Arvind Kejriwal Wants 'PROOF' Of Surgical Strike: The Newshour Debate (4th Oct)

[@OlahuUber_29]

Kejriwal follows ODD EVEN. Even days - CM of Delhi. Odd days - CM of Islamabad.

[@suryagr8]

lol

[@INDIA......]

Modi all day PM of Pakistan

[@mxxmauuhan3597]

He is not Vibhor. He is trolling by this name. He is Keju himself

[@ARIESLIFESTYLE]

true

[@indian3222]

+Jai Bharat lol dude i see your anger. vibhor is a jobless fuck

[@anuragsahani6850]

I'm from Assam and i'm proud of Arnab Goswami ! BHARAT MATA KI JAY!

[@basi96fargo]

Yea we keralites are proud of Assamies too..

[@Blizzardkicks1]

We North Indians are proud of Keralites and Assamese.

[@basi96fargo]

But we keralites are not proud of you north indies... :P

[@rgseven6557]

Why?? North indians are disliked in Kerala???

[@rayntyron7521]

rahul mishra.You should not be proud of keralites as most keralites hate india and abuse indian govt all the time and abuse india all the time!!!So dont support them like a fool!!

[@rgseven6557]

" I deliberately made a mistake" LOLLLL wtf man how is that possible?

[@vikr4m]

Anything is possible for AAPturds...they are too smart are for their own good..

[@loveindia8322]

Arnab deliberately fucked alok.

[@rajubapat58]

Roh G yeh idiot deliberately, sab Ko gaand dikhaya aur Diya maarneko, sab deliberately maardiye.

[@ravichandranm457]

This idiot deliberately don't face media any more

[@pratapramachandra223]

There is no such thing a deliberate mistake like MR says correctly

[@yogesh85d]

Arvind Kejriwal is a BIG HIT in Pakistan.... Now the party is getting international.... The Pakistani wing of AAP will have the name...."PAAP" (Pakistan Aam Aadmi Party)😂😂

[@smothukuri1]

yogesh85 I couldn't stop ;rolling on flop

[@smothukuri1]

Floor*

[@chandramourya9776]

Hahahahaha ..... PAAP ? Lol ....

[@indrjeetkumar1030]

are you second Kapil Sharma??

[@shivensingh2435]

hahahaaaa 1 nmbr bhai sach bola aap ne

[@TechnoTweet]

Arnab again nailed it. Best Anchor of Indian Media

[@akidhar26]

He proved it again.. This is not a debate, but a lecture. Even if someone is wrong you have give thwm chance to speak. Sabha n the congress guy didn't even get proper 15 sec to speak

[@TechnoTweet]

hahah but this is Arnab , chance is given by god not by arnab xD xD

[@sanjithsabaretnam2943]

arnab is good sometimes not every time

[@n.kooyman3761]

i Am suprised the discusustion about the usless kejeriwal and other stupid people . arnab the way you have to shout to.keep their mouth shut they dont listen how. arrogent childish utterly spoilt brats no fun listening only one needs few asperins to calm nervs dont know hpw you handle piece of advice to you arnab its not good for you. erv

[@KaranSharma-lm6eh]

His salary is more than 2 crore per month !!

[@Noodles_321]

Kejri is the reason why i didnt opt for IIT.

[@ranadip111286]

Yaar Parrikar bhi IIT se hain... Kejriwal ek exceptional chutiya hai.... because of him we should not blame our Institutes of national interest... Blaming IIT is equally stupid of blaming any institution of India like NDA or IMA

[@TechnoTweet]

Well said bro

[@anuradharawat383]

i hope ur father got convinced with this reason.. 😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@akashnishad3011]

+ranadip mallick.... that was sarcasm bro... chill

[@GyaneshISHU]

Its not about sarcasm man... People who write such comments either failed to get to IIT or have opinions about IIT. What if I said ? This is why I didnt opt for JNU ? Or this is why I didnt opt for NDA. Those who are attached to the institutes (almuni/students) will naturally speak up. It was a foolish comment.

[@Vishaluniyal12345]

*कुछ तो अजब है अपनी फ़ौज की गोलियों में;* *चली सरहद के पार है, और ग़द्दार यहाँ कराह उठे....*

[@deepdhiren]

Vishal Uniyal chaa gaye raaja... Jai hind

[@saptarshinath570]

as Indian we want proof of kejriwal even born or how he born ....

[@krish224488]

+rony singh ahahhaaaha.. Galti se chemical mix ho gaya tab ye ban gaya.. lol

[@samruddhapuranik659]

people of Bihar will say now "we deliberately made a mistake by voting JDU we Apologies for that "

[@amitrai7029]

I agreed bro..

[@aadityapandire2937]

😂😂😂😂

[@amitanarkar4337]

Bravo...very well said

[@utpalgautam6335]

This was not the first time biharis made such a deliberate mistake.....they have elected lalu yadav and his party 3 times...for 15 years.....and the same guy lalu yadav took bihar 15 years back......i myself being a bihari....support your statement.....

[@utpalgautam6335]

@Your Nightmare i agree with you...those were the days when kidnapping and extortion had became a dalily business in bihar.

[@ankitsri11]

who the hell is CNN & BBC???? That was awesome.

[@adarshguptak]

Having said that, Rahul Narvekar, you have been saying, having said that! Having said that, should we always have a 'having said that'? LOL :D

[@tilottamachakrabarti7555]

Adarsh, I always think so too . Aum Shanti brother.

[@bhawanigupta2953]

Kejeri asked his mom to give proof of his father;

[@vik24oct1991]

he didn't need to , already mms was released.

[@mrsbenedictcumberbatch9565]

Vikram Bhat pls stop making horror movies and I mean not just bipasha wali but all ur movies

[@vik24oct1991]

mrs benedict cumberbatch sorry u are talking to wrong guy , these mistakes are not expected from wife of sherlock holmes.

[@mrsbenedictcumberbatch9565]

Vikram Bhat u know nothing...maybe try making a normal movie.. :P

[@secretidentity3519]

hey guys. asking for proof for a fight is a common thing. it should not be compared similar to asking a proof for one's father. this the problem in India we want to follow blindly.

[@informationfacts4272]

Ajay Alok father also made a deliberate mistake..

[@dipanjanhazra2233]

GOOGLYA HOW ha ha ha ha ha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 u made my day.

[@princesingh-nm2xj]

अर्नब सर ने २६:३० से २८:०५ तक पाकिस्तान को जिस तरह से एक्सपोज़ किया वास्तव में हर सच्चे भारतीय के दिल की बात की है | देशद्रोहियों की औकात क्या है इसका बेस्ट एक्सपोज़ अर्नब सर ने किया है मैं अर्नब सर की स्परिट को सलाम करता हूँ|जय हिन्द

[@vamshikrishnathegeek]

"who the hell is CNN and BBC", arnab you slammed them in the starting itself...

[@nileshp1347]

MODI/BJP/RSS/AJIT DOVAL 2019

[@jaysingh6418]

Biryani Adnani and ambani Nawaj sharif ...Jio Reliance and Dalali :) happy birthday krachi :P

[@shahzadk978]

other brother force me to say all this.

[@shahzadk978]

Lucifer ki ma ko kahi chothay lucifer chothay hay tab tho aikh lucifer pehdha howa hay

[@shahzadk978]

Law of lucifer

[@nileshp1347]

Shahzad Khan Stop worshiping kaba stone and pedophile arab muhammad.

[@shubhamupadhyay7257]

अरे केजरीवाल जी ने आप से puchna था , अपने पिताजी से पूछा कि नहीं क्या सबूत है तुम मेरे बाप हो ????????????

[@Vijay20207]

Never ever, ever, ever dare ask for proof. Just accept what Arnab says.

[@CyrusInIndia]

arey idiot when did arnab say. DGMO Indian Army said about the surgical strikes.....if you don't believe his words too then rot in hell......

[@meiteiluwang4550]

Nice one

[@Vijay20207]

siva prasad I know that how stooges of political parties answer criticism - abuses, calling names as enemy agents and so on. But it will not work.

[@arunkaram7660]

Vijay Kumar no. not arnab but kejriwal.

[@roshanjamdare]

ये वही कमजोर लोग है जो संदेह होनेपर अपने पत्नीसे भी प्रमाण मांगते है|

[@Alex-Johnson7]

Never seen shameless person like Kejriwal.

[@3litesurya]

arnab you are a lion man....!! salute to you for exposing these anti nationals...!! jai hind sir....!!

[@vineetaggarwal7200]

Can somebody tell this Khujliwal that it is a Surgical strike by Indian Army not a sex video which the minister of AAP has made.

[@madhusudanjaiswal354]

I would ask Ajay Alok that first you will congratulate a boy for great score in his school exam then you will slowly ask to the boy....beta , tune chori to nahi ki ?

[@subhams902]

Arnab please let opposition speak. We want to hear their views even if they are wrong. please

[@messi3666]

people of Bihar why??? why are u doing this to urself??? JDU and RJD

[@vikashvijayara]

I am a Bihari and I feel disgraceful. they must send to Pakistan.

[@pranavs3087]

Guru vignesh seriously what kind of animal is this kejri. Completely disgrace

[@hrishabhdivya]

we are not doing this to our self ... this guys are really bullcrap JDU AND LALU OR RDJ whatever there was BJP majority ... this time but then JDU AND RJD and congress all of them joined hand so they don't let BJP to come in ... i mean really i feel so bad for my home state now.. JDU NAD RJD AND CONG have made coalition there just so that BJP don't come ...

[@hrishabhdivya]

and please don't be arrogant about bihar i ahve a request to you .. most of people are there being illiterate and have a tendency to votwe for there own cast that is why it has been like that

[@mother.95]

why the fuck did u parents vote for congress all these years?? why did I send us to gutters?

[@kiranraut1310]

Why Delhi is so silent what we need is coup in Delhi! Overthrow Kejriwal! 😡

[@vaidyanathankeshav]

hats off arnob to have torn into pieces those who unleashed irresponsible statements in favour of pak

[@junkievideo]

"Samosas, Kejriwal's samosas." -Sambit Patra The best comment on newshour so far 28:11

[@RM-px6uc]

really great hero ARNAB you are.... from 21.10 to 22.00 minutes are superb

[@msm6835]

what is wrong if BJP claims credits for the successful implication of its political will on this particular matter? why other parties are so afraid of Modi? One thing is very clear, its not just pakistan which is rattled by the strike but the self vested opposition parties in India also rattled on Modi's diplomacy and his calculated clever moves. He is a Born warrior who will tirelessly work for the betterment of India. You all keep barking.!!!

[@schizophrenicleo3036]

39:41 Arnab , you just nailed it at this point :D :D Saba went speechless

[@sunnysharma3846]

wat is the proof that Kejriwal is not alien , what kind of a## he is ?

[@sunnysharma3846]

+sonia dhonde seriously Maam how come someone of such repute can raise such question that too at such time , only some nerds can do

[@sunnysharma3846]

+Avidi Arshid hahahha exactly!!!

[@ilovetoto-thebabycheetah3227]

"भारतीय सेना से निवेदन है,की अगली बार सर्जीकल स्ट्राइक पर जाते वक्त केजरीवाल और निरुपम को भी साथ लेकर जाये और सबूत के तौर पर उसे वहीं छोड़ कर आ जाये..!!"

[@kvrk8]

Fuckoff Kejriwal..

[@oniyatania529]

ARNAB GOSWAMI U R THE BEST N BRAVEST JOURNALIST WE HAVE IN INDIA..ONLY ONE PIECE REST R BUSINESS MINDED..THEIR VOICE BECOMES LOW IN FRONT OF PENNY N POWERFUL PEOPLE BUT UR VOICE REMAINS D SAME WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL GROUP OF PEOPLE !BE LIKE THAT ALAWYS..

[@Sandip_Corner]

om puri made an obnoxious statement ..... he says why the 24 year old young man puts his life to death for securing his country... i mean i dont know if he is an Indian or not but im sure as hell that he is not even a human being because he question someone who is serving his/her country ... he is like a robot with no heart and compassion for anyone and to his country

[@rafshansyed3729]

lol more jokes plz.

[@atuljain3709]

my view is Jo proof mang rahe hai

[@monajitmajumdar5891]

Mr. Goswami you r just fabulous.... you r my Idle

[@kzanbusiness]

And here we see all the bhakts come in to give their daily roll call.

[@kzanbusiness]

Mr. Dhillon Thanks for proving my point.

[@adarshchoudhary1332]

Arnab: Was Arvinda kejriwal's demanding proof about surgical strike ? Arun Bhatia: Yesterday i ate something shitty and that's why i am shitting nonsense here. RIP Common Sense...

[@captainvivek]

Good job Arnab! These selfish leaders must be thrashed in public.

[@svsunil2]

"I deliberately made a mistake" This is hilarious than what Narsimha Rao, few years back said in an interview "We have taken a decision to not to take any decision on this issue"

[@deeparams3765]

Started hating kejarival for the first time in my life

[@shivkumar-qh7dx]

i want to see debate on kejriwal's government work done in delhi. what he promised during election rally and he achieved during his tenure

[@aaryandev434]

arnab shuld let other speak ! he calls them on show.. starts shouting like he wil beat them ! they may be wrong but let them speak .. let their viewpoint be heard

[@omandeepsingh729]

atlast someone sensible

[@Iamlatha]

+Aaryan Dev You'll get abuses from the bhakths.

[@aaryandev434]

Latha Baradwaj bhakhts ??? if sum abuses for this they r low life mannerless people..i just said what i saw.

[@JayeshJeyaprakash]

well said Dev

[@shriomdwivedi4217]

bhai this is newshour u dont play the victiom mode

[@ArshadKhan-uw4rr]

surgical strike in open field... indian think of farting a surgical strike 😅

[@manoj9596]

I don't think i am ever gonna vote for congress for my next entire life.

[@KaranSharma-lm6eh]

Name is Kejriwal when he is indian citizen and Name is Kejruddin when he is Pakistani citizen.

[@ravirajmonk]

arvind trajedywal went to hospital for testing his sons dna, jaanch jaroori hai, kahin manish ka beta toh nahi paal raha.

[@subodhpuntambekar]

Proud on Arnab Goswami a true Indian...

[@ARIESLIFESTYLE]

at least have some respect for Indian army please

[@adityaniet]

I deliverably made a mistake . Oh my god ! I died after that.

[@PriyankaSharma-yh6sb]

Throw this kejriwal out of Indian politics..... when ppl will realise this thug ?

[@tahirwaqas101]

LMAO .... Watched Indian news media for the first time and wowww. Just like star plus. The anchor didnt allow anyone to speak

[@sharmaramdhan]

who wants proof send them at border - they can see live action though

[@nilaynitesh4798]

proud to be a journalist like u arnab 👍

[@asrini4u]

Kejriwal wanted proof of PM's degree earlier ...now this

[@Prithviraj199]

Arnab ,you are great .I am a big fan of yours.

[@sharmaramdhan]

Dont waste time in such debate Aranab - next time Ajay Alok , aravind Kejariwal and Sanjay nirupam and jo bhi proof mange usako border pe bhejo turant

[@manojkumar-hh2ld]

i liked that ha ha ha ha from Arnab 37:25

[@habijabi1430]

Delhi people should stand against khu-Jl-Wal and send him where he belongs to.

[@sarveshsharma5028]

*"भारतीय सेना से निवेदन है,की अगली बार सर्जीकल स्ट्राइक पर जाते वक्त केजरीवाल को भी साथ लेकर जाये और सबूत के तौर पर उसे वहीं छोड़ कर आ जाये..!!"*

[@regulageddasambasivarao9149]

kejriwal should apply for citizenship in pakisthan

[@lalitparab907]

I love my India, Indian armed forces and all the patriots.

[@dipinprakash6870]

why dont we show the proof to the world. let us not give the world a chance to mock our army.why should we hide?

[@secretidentity3519]

very right bro.

[@ABC-nw3le]

See debet carefully

[@NewsandGlobe]

LOL this Arnab Ghosri-Wami is such a funny person. Whenever I listen to him, I forget Kapil Sharma :D :D :D :D :D.

[@aish20450]

Kis level pe chala gya ye kejriOr congressShameful

[@ksidharth1994]

Arnab : who are CNN and BBC? Me: Times now ke Baap lagte hain CNN and BBC.

[@aqib81588]

yar what's wrong in Thia means if anyone if any indian ask the proof what's wrong with this

[@pratapbhanu5758]

listen "mr.proof and whats wrong". when the pakistani beheaded our armymen and they denied for that and asked for proof. The people like you will still say whats wrong they are asking proof what is wrong if they are asking for pathankot proof. what proof you want? the head of the armymen and here when our army made a statement worldwide (which never did in history) that they did a surgical strike you ass hole proving them wrong. shame !!disusting to have you

[@aqib81588]

First you told me brother and them abuse...ok that's fine...bro you should not mix the previous events and this one...proof like you have in myanmar.. Seriously if your army did it we should appreciate there bravery and what if not?any time amygov make such actions they proudly show the world the proofs as well... I personally belongs that area i know the location very well..in 2 km there is not a small tent even and they are talking about big...just be cool..okand tell me you really bleave that your one army person can cross the border by mistake..Means come on yar..and one more thing tomorrow or may b day after tomorrow you will see the proof as confirm by one of your politician that they witness the shooting from your army side

[@aqib81588]

And i have more indian friends.. Indian people are very nice friendly..the only problem is media for therw trps they are killing people.. Ok one more thing o wants to ask y they are not trying to release there soldier why they are not doing program on that...i really feel sorry for your jawan definitely he have family.. Just think who is getting benefits from all these mess

[@pratapbhanu5758]

one simple question to your "Netaji" type comments. our army came , they killed terrorists , none of your pakistanis were killed neither your jawans . The two pakistani jawans who died , your government said they died in routine counterattack. so basically our army killed the terror camps and terrorists . you are not happy with it??humne tumahari gandagi mitaayi jo tum log mitaa ni paa rahe the. And if your not happy then hafeez saeed must be your hero , tere liye to rab ka banda hoga. And why we will give proof , we will do it again , again and again. Tum terrorists bhejo hum strike karte hain .

[@shja0111]

***** exactly man these idiots do not undersyand such simple thing

[@abetteryou6282]

Samosas Kejriwals samosa's hahahaha

[@deepeshbl3861]

sambit patra after modi he should be pm 👌

[@rituraj303]

we miss u Arnab plz come back 😫😫

[@bhoopalnaik921]

hypocrisy is blood of Ds arnab and patra

[@MahendraSingh-fm8wb]

Arnab, People here love you bro, they love the way you expose such hypocrites. Keep it up bro, you are a true Journalist, never seen such courageous and nationalist journalist. Jai Hind.

[@chrism4794]

Indian's Army new slogan "leave your dead soldiers behind and save your own ass from Pakistan's Brave Army"

[@অরুণাভদাস]

As someone who has always backed the Indian Army, I support Kejriwal's demand. The photographs of the attack should be released in the media to dispel all kinds of rumours and false propaganda of Islam infected Northwest Bharat (Pakistan). However, it is the military's prerogative whether they will release the photograph or not. The photos might look gory, but it will send a strong message to our enemies.

[@vikramthanvi]

1.25 Billon Indians believe in Indian Army and some fools, don't believe. These are opportunistic people and the common man need to understand this. Lets unite and show them your vote/voice power. I love India and Indian Army. Arnab, much appreciate your efforts and courage to speak up like this.

[@_dudney]

Hatsoff Arnab Goswami , Pride of India to have a journalist like you...Huge respect for you.

[@chandrasekharbshinde102]

Ajay alok dont you feel ashamed of making statements which are against our pride army. You say you have a right to make statements. You people are voted in delhi just bcz, you guys are educated. Its really ashame for the people of delhi now. You should apologize for the people of Delhi, not the viewers of Time's now.

[@Musical_universe_3.0]

I think Arnab is right about his way of conducting debates on his channel because logo ko guma phira k baat krne ki aadat h.

[@SMA265]

I will put it in two words; "Not Journalism, its Sensationalism".

[@porktamatarlahoribandar4501]

Saba Naqvi is another Mole in the Pork Sandwich, Khujli's scratch machine...

[@sameermakwana9495]

Arnab sir you are doing great, i a single common man would like to open kaala chitta of all the political fools

[@gabbarsingh742]

Ajay made a mistake which he admitted no politician in India if they commit a mistake and accept it, HATS OFF TO AJAY

[@dr.prashantjagtap2214]

Central Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said on 29-sep or 30-sep --- helicopters were not used !!! . (PS : i had said hat I will write more after video comes. But this information is important) ----------- . www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rathore-rules-out-use-of-copters-aerial-strikes/article9165152.ece . Rathore rules out use of copters, aerial strikes . 30-sep-2016 . PUJA MEHRA . Shortly after the Army announced in Delhi that surgical strikes had been carried out along the LoC, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore told The Hindu that these did not involve any aerial operations. “There were no aerial strikes,” Mr. Rathore, himself an ex-Indian Army man, explained recounting the operation. He denied that any helicopters were used. He confirmed that the Indian Army crossed the LoC “on the ground” for carrying out what he termed were “pre-emptive strikes”. “That is not like crossing the International Border.” The targets were “launch pads”, he said, which are temporary in nature. Infiltrators gather there for a day or so just before crossing over to the Indian side under cover of Pakistan Army. firing. . ------------------ . Well, all paidmediamen said from 29-sep till even now that that "helicopters took our soldiers 1 km to 3km inside LoC " and so on !!! . So Minister does say that helicopters were NOT used. . But after saying, he and other Ministers make no serious attempt to stop paidmediamen from giving false reports that "helicopters went several km insider and dropped soldiers and then airlifted them" and so on !!! . Why Govt made no attempt to correct mediamen? . If paidmediamen were to say that soldiers crossed LoC on feet . (OR crossed LoC by paradropping inside LoC in a way that they glided using parachute and crossed LoC) and then killed 70 terrorists and then our soldiers came back on feet, and all our soldiers came back safe, then story is difficult to believe. . So paidmediamen added helicopter in the story and Govt made NO attempt to correct the mediamen !! . So one thing is clear now --- so all these paidmediamen were paid to make "raai kaa pahaaad" !! . --------------- . Meanwhile, if lognitude / latitude of strike points become known, then more can be told. If those places were heavily bombed, then some indications may still be there,. Unless Pakistani Military cleaned it well.

[@shrikrishanmeena1047]

Arnab u r doing aowsome

[@nicknicky8340]

this is not a debate show, it gives me a look of Arnab's lecture.

[@anilruparelia57]

How much did Pakistan paid to Ajay Alok to make the statement?

[@VijayKumar-gk7do]

How can be politician so shameless that they won't realize that how people are annoyed with them and want to throw them in a garbage. We are stand by Army till our last breathe

[@SundarRM]

Next time the army goes to Pakistan, they should take Mufflerman with them. He can fight better than Batman, Superman and Spiderman put together.

[@kitsukeita]

No one questioned Arnab when he was grilling Modi at the elections, but now suddenly people claiming he is a BJP sellout, the retardness in some people is contagious....he is a true, non-biased journalist

[@nipukalita3379]

Wishing all the very best Indian Army, Air force, Navy, BSF, Para Commando and all the special forces. Brilliant job for India. Had soft. JAI HIND

[@S3Trading]

Arnab is great ,,,to expose the guilty people

[@vinodKumar-ed6ui]

Arnab bayya. ....... proud to have you .... who fight and talk and respect India. ....1st time I have been watching your debate. . you are very dynamic . and you debated really well...... yes no politicians have right to show videos or something else . it's a secret . which cannot be revealed. and how come these people ask for suchhhh

[@DebGanguly]

U nailed it Arnab...U rocked

[@divyanksinghal1173]

I would say one thing thank u arnab u just keep the respect of army thanks Timesnow

[@nagendra4795]

This is why indian like Arnab.. Thanq Arnab

[@saadiali1552]

first fairy tale strikes in the history ... haha

[@sompatil3411]

Hatts Off....Arnab

[@bhanuchanda4322]

Shame on those leaders who question Indian army.

[@jayaramaguntupalli355]

The hatred of Mr. Arvind Kajriwal towards Shri. Modi has no bottom line. He is instinctively an anarchist who never follows the need for the procedure in governance. Similarly in politics as well, he never thinks of the consequences, even if his actions help the enemy. He will go to any length to gain political mileage.

[@joepurackal]

Debate Standard : Arnab Goswami. What kind of debate is this. Not even giving 10 seconds for Mr Ajay to complete his view. Whatever Mr. Ajay has said, give him time to explain. Instead of shouting at him as a team. If Arnab is so worried about Politicising the issue, what is BJP doing with the posters in UP, claiming the credit for our Army's brave act. Too partial. I must say, to use the word 'Bark' would be an injustice to the dogs, they can be more sensible.

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On May 16 last year, after the grand victory the Narendra Modi led BJP in the general elections, the most beaming face in the TV studios was that of Saba Naqvi. Despite her being anti-BJP, she had always been seen as a charming neutral commentator. With her trademark kaajal around her expressive eyes, the columnist-panelist accepted compliments as if it was her due. Commentators on Twitter waxed eloquent about how this bright young woman, who had fought her way up in the weekly magazine Outlook, now represented the future of journalism. She epitomised objective journalism, it was said. She smiled and accepted many congratulations before the cameras. But less than a year after that, the legendary Saba Naqvi is going wrong. She has already been dropped from the magazine’s governing board set up by former editor late Vinod Mehta. And the buzz is she is likely to be “cut to size” further. The possible scenario being discussed is she being asked to retire and continue only as occasional contributor. Saba Naqvi is on the wrong side of 50, but has painfully little to show for her 30 years long career as a journalist. She bravely trots from studio to studio in the hope of landing some primetime debates, but her domestic help know that she has crumbled from within, that beneath the facade she presents to the harsh world, is a weak soul who has been trampled by the cruel realities of the external world. Her illustrious father Saeed Naqvi would have never imagined that his daughter Saba Naqvi would not even be a pale shadow of him. But it seems he has now resigned to his fate. In private meetings with close friends, Naqvi senior has often admitted, after a bit of coaxing by a scotch on the rocks, that his daughter disappoints him on regular basis. He aspired her “to be a Sagarika, but she remains a poor man’s Rana Ayyub.” Saba, has somehow managed to hold on to her job as Political Editor at Outlook. At Outlook, she is looked at like a female Rahul Gandhi. As a staffer puts it bluntly “She evokes the same sentiments as Rahul Gandhi evokes amongst us, a dynastic scion stuck in a job in which the person is incompetent, but is grinding it out to save face and to try and carry on the humongous legacy that precedes her.” In her office, whenever there is something indefensible yet must be defended, to preserve the “Idea of India”, her colleagues look to her. She is the talismanic character in this drama, who can put on the costume of a wolf and with her theatrics and falsehoods, convince you that he is danger of being eaten by the vicious sheep. “She is our Sanjay Jha,” remarks a senior at Outlook jocularly, “She will take body blows day in and day out, yet be ready to get in the firing line on the very next day.” And this quality of her, is possibly what reserves a place for her at Arnab’s table in most Newshour debates. Be it AAP sting tapes, or Coal scam, or Modi’s 10 lac suit, Saba Naqvi is an omnipresent diva at the Times Now studios, who is again ready to stand for the logically oppressed side. While this virtue does help, Times Now casting directors admit that there are other reasons too. As he spills the beans, he reveals that Saba also has a place reserved at Arnab’s “post-parties”, and in all probability because of her alarming frequency at gifting Arnab precious playthings and gizmos. They say, a fading star would do just about anything to stay in the limelight. In case of Saba Naqvi, she isn’t even a star, she is like a Protostar, which could never really progress to the next level. “A still born child” says a fraternity colleague, who had worked with Saba Naqvi in the past, as she shakes her head in disappointment that a person with such a legacy, could squander it with such aplomb. A source, says there is in fact an incident, a well kept secret, which find mention only at Lutyens cocktail parties, once everyone has had one too many drinks, which sheds light on Saba’s character. As the tale goes, at a late-nighter, Saba and her journalist friends had a bit too much. Saba was asked how she managed to impress Vinod Gupta and Tarun Tejpal to land a plum job at Outlook. “A wink and a pat on her purse” was Saba’s reaction, is what our source told us, on the condition of anonymity. All we can say is “Why aren’t we surprised!”