News18 India is geared up to host its initiative ‘News18 India Chaupal- Desh Ka Sabse Bada Manch’ on December 1-2. The two-day summit will see India’s top politicians, policymakers, sports and film stars come together to discuss and debate on the themes that will set the agenda for 2022 for the country.
The program will be telecast on December 1 from 6 pm onwards, and on December 2 from11 am onwards, on News18 India.
The channel has tried to create a culturally rich platform with rural ambience to ensure a direct connect with viewers by giving them a chance to listen to the country's most impactful voices on the issues that concern the country.
The agenda of this year's edition is set around themes such as 75 years of Independence, 50 years of India-Pakistan 1971 War (Bangladesh Liberation War), upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab among others, apart from other key socio-political and economic issues, and the way forward.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandviya, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, BKU Leader Rakesh Tikait, and Bollywood actors Ayushmann Khurrana, Vaani Kapoor, Abhay Deol, among others will take part in the event as speakers.
There will also be debates on the upcoming Assembly elections, the role of opposition, roadmap to 2024 elections. The panel will feature top political voices in the country such as Congress leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Randeep Surjewala, Gaurav Vallabh, AAP leader Sanjay Singh, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, among others.
The sessions will be moderated by the channel’s team of anchors such as Kishore Ajwani (Managing Editor, News 18 India), Amish Devgan, Prateek Trivedi, Aman Chopra, Amitabh Sinha, and Preeti Raghunandan.