Summary:
GAYA: It was March, 1992 when former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s held a ‘padyatra' in the massacre-hit villages, including Bara of the Tekari area of the district. Vajpayee, who spent the night in the Gaya circuit house, read the report next morning. The report captioned ‘Padyatra in a convoy of cars’ was carried as the front page anchor on March 12, 1992 issue of TOI, Patna. Vajpayee, according to Tarwey appreciated the presentation of facts. The 1000 word report showed both the ‘Yatra’ and the ‘Yatri’ in a poor light.The story mentioned how Vajpayee was ‘cold shouldered’ by the Dalits..