April , 2009
Revolving doors in Punjab
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Captain Amarinder Singh and his party did a first at the Chandigarh Press Club recently. Rated as the country's best Press Club, it is a rather superior watering hole. The club had allowed 100 Congress supporters to be present for a so-called Press Conference with Capt Amarinder Singh. On the day, as I arrived at the club, I found that the Press Club looked a little different. A huge political rally-type crowd streamed towards it.It was then that we discovered that it was in fact a rally and not a press conference at all. For heaven's sake, a Congress rally at the Chandigarh Press Club! Journos were astounded and poor Press Club officials sheepishly explained that they did not know this was the Congress' plan. Anyway we tried to push ahead through the crowd to be able to see and hear Capt Amarinder Singh, sitting at the centre....
More about Jyoti Kamal
Jyoti Kamal has now seen the constant swing of human enterprise and the shifting mosaic of human behavior as a journalist for over 11 years. From print media to electronic media its been a journey seeking answers to an ever increasing number of questions and the quest remains far from being anywhere near fulfilled. On this journey there have been countless incidents where journalism has snapped eyes open wide. From being part of the academic environment at MICA to the beginning of professional journalism with The Times of India, moving on to The Indian Express and then the launch of The Economic Times in Chandigarh and on to the diverse platforms of Network 18 and being a part of the IBN launch team, exposure to information mediation has been intense. Jyoti Kamal is Chief of Bureau at Chandigarh and reports from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for the Network. He lives in the wonderful city of Chandigarh with his wife Shiv and son Atharv.
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