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Reporters Without Orders Ep 322: Bansuri Swaraj’s debut, Sambhal violence
This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal.
Sumedha profiled Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of Sushma Swaraj and the BJP’s candidate from New Delhi constituency. She explains why the BJP chose not to field Meenakshi Lekhi, a two-time winner from the constituency, and how Bansuri has been trying to make herself relatable to voters despite a ‘nepotism’ narrative.
Avdhesh reported on the violence during polling in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, where voters from Muslim-majority villages alleged they were beaten up by the state police. He says the voters, despite having voter IDs, say they were “deliberately” prevented from casting their votes.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:35 - Violence and elections
00:11:00 - Bansuri Swaraj
00:29:20 - Sambhal incident
00:42:10 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Sumedha
The Election Tricycle
Identity politics, polarisation, and development aspirations mark the electoral battle for Bihar’s Mithilanchal
Avdhesh
Uttarakhand: Over 1,000 forest fires in 4 months, crisis looms amid poor preparedness
Anmol
Ruled or Misruled
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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Reporters Without Orders Ep 321: Bihar polls, voters’ dilemma in Maharashtra
This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry reporters Tanishka Sodhi and Anmol Pritam, who have been reporting on the ongoing Lok Sabha elections from ground zero.
Anmol talks about his experience of reporting from Bihar on the tussle between the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA alliance and the “Nitish Kumar factor”, which seems to be dying down. He also shed light on the state of affairs in the hinterlands and the shifting political dynamics in the backward state.
Tanishka reported on the Baramati constituency in Maharashtra, where the two factions of the NCP battled for the Pawar legacy. She says the rift in the Pawar family is leading the voters into confusion, while NCP supremo Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule told her it’s “not a family issue”.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:20:38 - Bihar politics
00:20:43 - Pawar vs Pawar
00:39:26 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Tanishka
Bigotry 101 | BJP’s Crazy Experience at a Samdish Rally in Delhi
Anmol
Laapataa Ladies
Basant
Laapataa Ladies
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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Reporters Without Orders Ep 320: What it’s like to be ‘blacklisted’ by India
This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by independent journalist Angad Singh.
Formerly with Vice News, Angad was “blacklisted” by the Indian government over a documentary called India Burning, which he worked on as a production assistant. He talks about dealing with court cases after being accused by the central government of portraying India in a “negative” light. He says his OCI card was taken anyway and talks about the sorrow of not being able to return to India anymore.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:01 - Angad’s story
00:30:29 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Angad
Captivating the Simple-Hearted: A Struggle for Human Dignity in the Indian Subcontinent
Sumedha
Time Is Running Out for Rahul Gandhi’s Vision for India
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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Reporters Without Orders Ep 319: The state of the BSP, BJP-RSS links to Sainik schools
This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by independent journalist Astha Savyasachi and The Mooknayak’s Arun Kumar Verma.
Arun reported on the rise and fall of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He delves into the ups and downs of Mayawati’s political career and explains how the BSP became sidelined. He also talks about the new leadership with Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand and what changes are expected from him to revive the party.
Astha reported on how most Sainik schools across India are run by people with direct or indirect connections to the BJP or RSS. She explains how the central government essentially handed over 62 percent of new military schools to the Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians, and allies, bypassing eligibility criteria in the process.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:28 - BSP’s rise and fall
00:10:41 - Sainik schools
00:38:08 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Arun
Amar Singh Chamkila
Astha
Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and allies.
Shivnarayan
How BJP ‘won’ in Surat: Unravelling 24 hours of peculiarities
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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Reporters Without Orders Ep 318: Jharkhand’s food security, truths of ‘doubling’ farm income
This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by independent journalist Rahul Singh.
Rahul talks about his report on the shortcomings of the public distribution system in Jharkhand. He says despite the online mechanism, food security is poor in rural areas, and instead of helping, the system “is emerging as a hurdle” for the Adivasis.
Basant reported on people falsely named as beneficiaries of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in a report by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, which also claimed their farm incomes doubled in 2022. He shares how he found out the factual errors in the government body’s book.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:14 - Lok Sabha Election
00:07:57 - Issues in getting Ration in Jharkhand
00:25:21 - Farmers’ income
00:36:45 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Rahul
Jawan
Basant
Scoop
Media Ka Loktantra
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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Reporters Without Orders Ep 317: ANI’s business model, Dalit farmers’ electoral bonds ‘scam’
This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Shivnarayan Rajpurohit and The Quint’s Himanshi Dahiya.
Shivnarayan talks about his profile of ANI and how it became the Modi government’s favourite media outlet. But the story isn’t that simple, he explains, because beyond ANI’s dismal coverage of the opposition are a number of contracts that the agency has signed with state governments.
Himanshi reported on a Gujarat Dalit family that was “cheated” into giving a whopping Rs 11 crore in electoral bonds, of which Rs 10 crore was encashed by the BJP. She explains how the alleged scam took place and just how a company linked to the Adani group was involved.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:05 - ANI’s journalism
00:25:25 - Gujarat family’s electoral bonds
00:49:07 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Himanshi
Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India
2024 Pro-Hindutva Films Were Funded By BJP-Linked People, Promoted by BJP Netas
Shivnarayan
Aamis
Tanishka
How National Creators Award Winners Amplified BJP’s Message
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, and recorded by Anil Kumar.
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