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NL Hafta – Episode 45
In this episode of NL Hafta, Kanwar Sandhu, founder of Free Media Initiative, joins us as we discuss his cover story in Outlook magazine, “Confessions Of A Killer Cop”. Sandhu in his story gets Gurmeet Singh Pinky, a former “encounter specialist” of Punjab Police, to reveal in detail how hundreds were eliminated in staged killings as a preventive measure to tackle Sikh militancy after 1984. The team also discusses the uproar in Parliament over the National Herald case and whether the blanket coverage it received in the media was owing to a change in the government. We also discuss Delhi government’s recently-announced “odd-even formula” to tackle pollution in the capital and whether women should be exempt from it. Then we move on to discuss BJP MP Chandan Mitra’s remarks on Twitterati and NDTV’s report from drought-hit Bundelkhand. Finally, we discuss the Salman Khan verdict and dedicate a song to him.
For reference:
Outlook article: Confessions Of A Killer Cop
Bundelkhand story:
KHABAR LAHARIYA: No ordinary drought: Mulayam Singh smiles with his birthday cake while farmers die in Bundelkhand
NYT article: The Muslim Drill
The Hindu article: VIPs may be exempted from odd-even plan
Dipankar Gupta: Why Trump must be trumped: Donald Trump is to America what Islamic State is to Islam
The Times of India story: Deepika Padukone: I am emotional, sensitive and vulnerable
The Quint article: How a Leading Daily Made Deepika Padukone’s Interview Look Dirty
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