In the latest episode of NL Hafta, the usual gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardhan are joined by Setu Niket, a Delhi-based lawyer and Newslaundry subscriber.
The discussion kicks off with Setu talking about the latest updates on the Supreme Court’s split verdict in the Delhi government vs LG power tussle case. The apex court referred the decision on public service to the larger bench. But who is this verdict in favour of? Abhinandan says: “If your own guy who’s supposed to report to you in your office, which happened a year ago, would not listen to Arvind Kejriwal … He wouldn’t come in the room when you called him—what can be the reason for giving that to the Centre?”
The panel moves on to discuss the contempt charges against the CBI’s former interim director Nageswara Rao. Raman says the main reason for contempt charges was transferring the officer probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home horror. He adds, “Right from the day one, he has been breaking all the rules.”
The panel also talks about the CAG report on the Rafale deal, with Abhinandan reading out some of the details. The discussion goes on to Patiala House’s direction to the Delhi Police to file an FIR against Arnab Goswami on Shashi Tharoor’s complaint. The panel discusses how this will set a bad precedent. They also talk about Priyanka Gandhi’s Lucknow rally, the Republic TV vs AMU fiasco, and a whole lot more.
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References
Let’s Talk About: Kashmir – Part 1
Let’s Talk About: Kashmir – Part 2
‘India must respect the sentiment in Kashmir and try to address it’
Indian Union Debate 2015 – Should Article 370 be abolished?
No Love Lost: Congress Mocks BJP Bigwigs in Valentine’s Day Cartoons
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