Desi Cartman Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 KOLKATA: Hundreds of inmates at a prison in Kolkata have gone on hunger strike after they were not allowed to watch Indian Premier League cricket matches, officials said on Monday. :protest::protest::protest::protest::protest::protest::protest::protest: BD Sharma, the inspector general of West Bengal prisons, said the protest began after guards rejected prisoners' demands to be able to watch the matches taking place in South Africa that are being broadcast on a private channel. "They are free to watch the national channels aired by the state-run network, but we can't allow inmates to watch private channels for security reasons. We have to go by the rules," said. :finger: The protest, by 500 inmates at the Alipore central jail in Kolkata, was continuing on Monday, Sharma said. IPL matches, which star the best Indian and international cricketers playing in the popular Twenty20 format, started on Saturday and finish on May 24. Modi Khush Hua
Kartikey Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 so they can watch Doordarshan but not Set Max...doesnt make sense
Ram Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 They are in prison... Exactly.. WTF! Its not like they’re in some luxury star hotel and the hosts removed all the televisions from the rooms or something.. :omg:
Kartikey Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 ya but they shouldnt be allowed to watch TV at all then...
Rajan Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 so they can watch Doordarshan but not Set Max...doesnt make sense probably the idea of allowing prisoners to watch DD is a means of torture:haha:
fineleg Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 ^ LOL! I dont know how doordarshan is these days, but before the advent of private cable channels, watching DD was indeed a punishment :D
The Outsider Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 probably the idea of allowing prisoners to watch DD is a means of torture:haha: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: But I don't understand how watching IPL is more of a security hazard than DD - which is the reason cited by the jail authorities.
Desi Cartman Posted April 21, 2009 Author Posted April 21, 2009 Thappad maaru in sab ko! :nervous::nervous::nervous::nervous::mama:
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