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    Hafta 476: Electoral bonds, BJP candidates, CAA implementation

    Hafta 476: Electoral bonds, BJP candidates, CAA implementation

    This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Shardool Katyayan and JayashreeArunachalam are joined by Jagdeep Chhokar, founder and member of the Association for Democratic Reforms.
    On electoral bonds, Jagdeep says the exercise of matching the bonds data can never be conclusive, but “we should remember that the window between a bond being purchased and it being redeemed is 15 days”.
    The panel then discusses the BJP’s second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. Abhinandan asks if the party is trying to change its image by dropping names of sitting MPs with a history of hate speech. Jayashree says it is fielding new faces only to strengthen the central leadership’s grip on state units.
    On the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, Shardool says the law is “practically useless”. He explains that the naturalisation process requires 11 years of residency in the country, whereas the deadline for granting citizenship under the CAA is December 2014, and the law is being notified almost after a decade.
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    Timecodes
    00:02:31 - Headlines
    00:19:19 - Electoral bonds
    00:38:15 - BJP’s second list of candidates 
    00:48:33 - Notifying of CAA rules
    01:02:49 - Letters
    01:34:48 - Recommendations
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    Produced and recorded by Aryan Mahtta, edited by Satish Kumar and Samarendra Dash.

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    • 1 hr 46 min
    Hafta 475: BJP’s candidates list, TMC strongman’s arrest in Sandeshkhali case

    Hafta 475: BJP’s candidates list, TMC strongman’s arrest in Sandeshkhali case

    This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Anand Vardhan are joined by journalist Radhika Ramaseshan.
    On the BJP’s first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, Anand says the party has announced candidates for its “weak seats” first. Radhika points out that Uttar Pradesh will be a tough battle for the Opposition despite the Congress-SP alliance. 
    The panel then discusses the arrest of TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, the main accused in the Sandeshkhali case, and why the West Bengal police did not hand him over to the CBI. “The BJP is making an all-out effort,” says Radhika, adding that it was time for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to deliver on her promises, especially to women voters.
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    00:04:43 - Headlines
    00:42:11 - BJP’s first list of candidates
    01:01:35 - CBI custody to Sheikh Shahjahan 
    01:08:17 - Letters
    01:30:11 - Recommendations
    Hafta letters, recommendations, songs and references
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    Produced and recorded by Aryan Mahtta, edited by Hassan Bilal. 

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    • 1 hr 35 min
    Hafta 474: Cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls, on India being a ‘dictatorship’

    Hafta 474: Cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls, on India being a ‘dictatorship’

    This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by The News Minute’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal.
    On the cross-voting during Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka, Sudipto points to the similarity in ideological stance of the state’s three major political parties. “There is no difference between the average BJP guy, the average JDS guy and the average Congress guy,” he says. Raman adds that in Himachal Pradesh’s RS polls, some members of the Congress knew beforehand that MLAs of their party would vote for the BJP.
    DiscussingDilip Mandal’s article responding to Dhruv Rathee’s video on India taking a turn towards dictatorship, Abhinandan says it’s a weak critique since debunking an idea with “whataboutery” is a nihilistic argument. Sudipto believes that nihilism is an important form of critique for the oppressed classes who have been kept out of power systems for centuries.
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    Timecodes
    00:06:13 - Headlines
    00:31:44 - Rajya Sabha polls
    00:39:41 - Discussing Dilip Mandal’s article
    01:06:06 - Letters
    01:32:07 - Recommendations
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    • 1 hr 41 min
    Hafta 473: MSP guarantee for farmers, what happened in Sandeshkhali

    Hafta 473: MSP guarantee for farmers, what happened in Sandeshkhali

    This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by journalist Monideepa Banerjie and agricultural policy expert Devinder Sharma.
    On the situation in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, Monideepa gives a timeline of what happened. She explains that after being accused of exploiting local women, TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh has been absconding for the last 50 days and hasn’t returned to the village. Shardool says, “It is the BJP that has shown why it is important to have a strong opposition.”
    The panel then discusses the farmers’ demand for a minimum support price guarantee for agricultural produce. Citing data, Devinder says farmers are facing the “crisis of survival” as the average income from farming in India is Rs 27 per day. Abhinandan says many well-to-do farmers in Punjab support their lifestyle from other businesses as farming remains unprofitable.
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    Timecodes
    00:05:20 - Headlines
    00:19:00 - Sandeshkhali
    00:48:15 - Farmers’ protests
    01:32:44 - Letters
    01:57:42 - Recommendations
    Hafta letters, recommendations, songs and references
    Check out our previous Hafta recommendations.
    Produced and recorded by Aryan Mahtta, edited by Hassan Bilal.

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    • 2 hrs 9 min
    Hafta 472: Electoral bonds verdict, farmers’ protest, Haldwani violence

    Hafta 472: Electoral bonds verdict, farmers’ protest, Haldwani violence

    This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by Association of Democratic Reforms chief Anil Verma, The Hindu’s deputy editor AM Jigeesh and Newslaundry reporter Sumedha Mittal. 
    Anil, one of the litigants who moved the Supreme Court against the electoral bonds scheme, delves into the significance of the top court’s verdict declaring it “unconstitutional”, and the political parties’ take on it. He says the bonds were a “win-win situation” for all political parties, but the Supreme Court has “upheld the right to information.” 
    “There is a connection between electoral bonds and farmers’ protests,” says Jigeesh, adding that a “deep structural crisis” is plaguing India. On the farmers’ protest, Manisha says agrarian distress is written all over it. 
    The panel also discusses the violence in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani as Sumedha recounts how the media was “cut off” from the site of demolition of the mosque and madrasa. “No story you see is coming from inside the curfew area… cops are also stationed outside the houses of the deceased.” 
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    Hafta letters: Culture wars, the fall of great empires, new website feedback  
     
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    Timecodes
    00:02:58 - Headlines
    00:15:46 - Electoral bonds verdict 
    00:35:55 - Farmers’ protests
    01:10:29 - Jigeesh AM’s recommendations
    01:13:31 - Haldwani violence 
    01:29:11 - Letters
    01:44:39 - Recommendations
    Hafta letters, recommendations, songs and references
    Check out our previous Hafta recommendations.
    Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra, edited by Hassan Bilal.  

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    • 1 hr 57 min
    Chota Hafta 471

    Chota Hafta 471

    This week, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by journalist Nirupama Subramanian and Supreme Court advocate-on-record Anas Tanwir.
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