Reporters Without Orders Ep 293: Crisis for NGOs, Rajasthan politics

This week, host Gurmehar Kaur is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.

Sumedha talks about her report on the I-T department revoking the tax exemption status of four NGOs. She explains how there’s an Adani connection to these events too.

Shiv reported on the appointment of a retired army official to the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, which sparked resentment among Jats, the state’s largest community. He explains how Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has found himself in a political crossfire.   

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Timecodes

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:41 - Tax exemption of NGOs

00:04:48 - Kesari Singh Rathore

00:32:20 - Recommendations

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