Summary:
For three decades, according to AIR officials and border residents, Punjabi Darbar has been running propaganda against India, including promoting the Khalistan cause. Now, with the aid of clearer transmission via FM, AIR officials hope to counter Pakistani programmes and reach both Indian citizens and their Pakistani counterparts. Officials at AIR Jalandhar believe this will allow them to reach a large audience across the border with clearer programming.“We will not counter Punjabi Darbar with propaganda. Then there is ‘Majhe Di Mehak’ which gives details about development in border regions of Indian Punjab, medical and education facilities and infrastructure.Traditionally, these programmes are tweaked when tensions between the two countries escalate. The host would talk about development in the border areas and how people in these regions were helping the forces and were ready to crush Pakistani aggression..