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Reporters Without Orders Ep 170: Tejasvi Surya row, Dainik Jagran on farm laws, Rajasthan vaccine wastage
A reporters’ podcast about what made news and what shouldn’t have.
In this episode, host Ayush Tewari is joined by Nidhi Suresh and Basant Kumar of Newslaundry.
The conversation begins with Nidhi Suresh talking about her report on the Muslim staffers of a Bengaluru municipality Covid war room who were removed from their jobs at the behest of BJP MP Tejasvi Surya. She narrates the process and the possible reasons which led to the event.
Basant Kumar talks about his story on Dainik Jagran’s report that claims the new farm laws have been beneficial to farmers. Further, he explains why mustard has actually been sold at a higher price than the MSP. He also talks about his report discussing the revelation of the wastage of vaccines by the Rajasthan government and how the controversy is escalating.
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Produced by Jude Weston, edited by Umrav Singh.
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