Mumbai: As the slugfest in the Kolkata municipal election gears up to take center stage, TV9 Bangla has announced a fresh slate of programs under the title - "Puro Lorai 2021."
With shows like "TV9 Caravan," "Amader Parate," "Puro Bitarka," "Mayor Porishad Jobab Dao," "Mukhomukhi Mayor," "Oligali Cholilam," "Councilor Marksheet," "Apnie Reporter,' "Purobashini" lined up for all of December, Puro Lorai ensures 300-minutes of strategic programming based on unbiased and authentic information, said the channel in a statement.
The season’s first show "TV9 Caravan" is an extension of "Manusher Pashe," an exclusive campaign and brainchild of TV9 Bangla that travels through the city collecting public grievances on various matters. In order to throw light on the on-ground realities faced by people, the TV9 Covid-19 patrol van will be transformed into TV9 Vote Caravan tagged as ‘Kolkatar Kosto, Hoy Jak Sposhto’ for the Kolkata municipal elections. The van will travel through the city for 20 episodes of five minutes duration each.
Acquiring views from Tollywood and television celebs, "Amader Parate -Taroka Chokhe" will air 10 episodes of 10 minutes each. "Puro Bitarka" is about on-ground discussions with party guests of different locations from Kolkata and Howrah.
"Mayor Porishad Jobab Din" is a talk show where six mayor-in-councils will justify their initiatives, and face questions from the public. It also features reactions from the oppositions and public views on the progress reports. "Mukhomukhi Mayor" is an exclusive interview session with the editor of TV9 Bangla.
Towards the end of the session, time for evaluations on the key performance of councilors of various wards of Kolkata and Howrah will be presented in the show "Councilor Marksheet." It is a filler where existing councilors will be asked questions in a buzzer round.
The show "Apnie Reporter" is a comprehensive report based on civic issues of the different locality. It comprises 10 episodes of five minutes each.
"Purobashini," an exclusive women-centric program, is also part of the election slate. Stories on Kolkata Municipal Corporations and Howrah will be aired in the news segment called ‘Puro Kadcha.’ The highlights of ‘Amraa Oraa’ comprise of opinions based on the socio-economic status of a specific locality. "Oligoli Cholilam" will make the voices of common citizens heard by the policymakers. "Kathabarta" is a 60-minute, one-on-one interaction between the ex-mayors and politicians and the editor of the news channel.
"Kolkatar Vote" will narrate historic tales of from Kolkata’s corporation election. Besides these, studio live on polling day, exit poll, opinion poll, and counting day are also in the pipeline, said the statement.
