TV Newsance Ep 105: Maal chat distraction
Your weekly dose of all the insanity that passes off as news on TV.
When you watch the news, you have to ask yourself what is that you are being distracted from. This week, so-called "maal chats" by Deepika Padukone helped some of our dear news anchors evade the passing of farm bills in the Upper house. While Navika Kumar, Anjana Om Kashyap, Rohit Sardana, and Arnab Goswami decided to ignore the issue, Sudhir Chaudhary jumped in to rescue the Modi government.
Watch. Special entry by Lakkhu and Gareeb Das.
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Explained: What are the Farm Bills and how will they affect farmers?Extra reading material for fellow nerds:
The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020
The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020
The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Why Farmers Are Protesting Against Laws Which Will ‘Supposedly’ Help Them
Oppn says farm Bills death warrants for farmers, BJP calls them big reform
Three ordinances and a protest: Why farmers in Haryana and Punjab are angry
Explained: Making sense of the three farm Bills 2020
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