- 7/7/2025
The AIADMK has ruled out forming an anti-Stalin grand alliance in Tamil Nadu, clarifying that actor Vijay is not interested in alliance discussions. The party reaffirmed Edappadi K. Palaniswami as its chief ministerial candidate and stated the BJP would play a secondary role in the opposition. While open to partnerships with DMK critics, AIADMK acknowledged Vijay’s current stance against both DMK and BJP. With ten months remaining before the assembly polls, the state’s political scenario remains dynamic.
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00:00And we'll kickstart this edition with some news just coming in.
00:03This has got to do with developments in Tamil Nadu.
00:07No anti-Stalin Grand Alliance in Tamil Nadu is what it looks like.
00:12AIADMK admits Vijay is uninterested.
00:15AIADMK says Vijay led to join alliance talks.
00:19BJP won't rule Tamil Nadu.
00:21Edebhpadi Palahinswami will is what is now being said.
00:25So will there be no alliance is the big question here.
00:28So Pramod Madhav getting in more details on that story this morning.
00:32Pramod, what is growing?
00:33Tell us more about how does AIADMK look at this alliance shaping up
00:38in the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections due very soon.
00:43Good morning, Sneha.
00:44One thing very clearly that is happening currently
00:45after Andamalai was removed from the position of the state BJP president
00:50and Naila Nagin coming to that power is that
00:53BJP has decided to play the secondary role with AIADMK going ahead
00:56for the primary role and the comments which were made by Anwar Raja
01:00who is the actual organization secretary of AIADMK said
01:04he very clearly mentioned that when he was asked that
01:06like BJP has already said that they want to rule the state of Tamil Nadu
01:10he said that is really impossible and he also claimed
01:13that BJP will have no say in who's going to be the chief minister
01:16because AIADMK will win majority and remember the MLAs of AIADMK will choose
01:23Edapadi Ke Paniswami as the chief minister candidate.
01:26So that way AIADMK still wants to show off,
01:29show that they are the primary party and the primary opposition force
01:32when it comes to Tamil Nadu.
01:34And just like you mentioned when asked about Vijay because earlier Vijay also said
01:37that he will not have any no direct or indirect kind of any alliance
01:41with like in a place where there is BJP
01:43like Anwar Raja very clearly said that Vijay does not show
01:46any compliance with AIADMK so far
01:48and without having any compliance with the leaders of the party
01:52you cannot have any kind of alliance with them.
01:54Pramod, are they hopeful, you know, or are they working out
01:59or are they planning to work out anything with Vijay at all?
02:03What about a possible, you know, quid pro quo with the TVK
02:07so that Vijay is on board strengthening the alliance even further?
02:10What are the calculations of the AIADMK in that sense?
02:14One thing is very clear, like earlier the question was put forward
02:17to Edapadi Ke Paniswami who is the general secretary of the party
02:19for which he said everybody who is opposing DMK should come together
02:23and form the alliance and this is the same kind of answer
02:26that was given by Naina Nagendran Aspen
02:28who is the current BJP state president.
02:30So there is really value for Vijay,
02:32like both parties are still keeping their arms open
02:35for Vijay to join alliance but Vijay very clearly is claiming
02:38that he has one political enemy and one ideological enemy
02:42of which one is DMK and the other one is BJP
02:44and he's constantly claiming because this is what happened
02:46last week Friday as well that he will not form any kind of
02:49direct or indirect alliance but this is politics neha
02:52and anything can happen at any time
02:54and we still have 10 months to go
02:56and we have seen netas earlier who had held such a strong
03:00kind of immense decision but finally they cave in as well as neha.
03:05Alright, Pramod, be with us and I'll just come back to you
03:07in a moment from now.
03:08More developments that we are reporting from Tamil Nadu.
03:11Let's take a look at what is brewing as far as the BCK here is concerned.
03:15More news coming in.
03:16The BCK chief has apologized for his anti-LGBTQ remarks
03:29called same-sex relationships perversion.
03:32BCK netas said love between two men is perversion.
03:36The leader has apologized now to the LGBTQ plus community
03:40for calling same-sex love as perversion.
03:44While addressing a group of students,
03:46he claims sex love as perversion.
03:49Same-sex love as perversion.
04:10one has it.
04:11It seems like somebody has reopened.
04:19It seems like somebody can come from and say he's.
04:21To say his belt, to say his belt 단추, to say he's.
04:26So the U.S.
04:28Command, to say his belt but not de Sans land.
04:30I don't know.
04:31I can come to be bowl as perverse.
05:04Pramod Madhav getting in more details on that.
05:06Pramod, in what context were these statements really made against the LGBTQ community?
05:12He's also spoken about the fact that same-sex attraction is against dialectics.
05:17What does that even mean?
05:19This is a kind of response of a political leader called Dhirvamalman, who is a VCK party leader.
05:24When a student actually put forward a question where he was like,
05:27earlier Dhirvamalman has spoken about what is love.
05:31And he asked, if you can deny it, define something that is between a woman and a man as love.
05:36What do you call a love kind of love, which is between a man and a man.
05:39This is where, unfortunately, VCK leader Dhirvamalman went ahead and called it as perversion.
05:44Which means the way nature functions.
05:50And he said, like, you know, there are a lot of ways to explain it.
05:52As in, a kind of emotion which is beyond derivation.
05:55Something strong at the same time, something emotional, something necessary.
05:58At the same time, something unnecessary.
06:00In a kind of way, he was trying to give a kind of explanation about something.
06:03Unfortunately, he's not part of.
06:04And he then had to go ahead and after facing backlash.
06:07Now he has apologized to the LGBTQ plus community saying that his comments were not made with any kind of intention.
06:15And he also tried to explain that VCK has been looking for the betterment of the, like, sexual minority community as well.
06:21And he gave an apology on this.
06:23I'm going to leave with that for the moment.
06:25Pramod Maadab getting in those details and putting that into perspective.
06:28The Neta since has apologized for those comments.
06:34News from Karnataka now, where top Linga Etzir has bagged VK Shiv Kumar as the Karnataka Chief Minister.
06:49Linga Etzir's big message to Gandhi's on a leadership change pact.
06:54Unending Nataka on Sidramaya future, though even there is some amount of placating that is happening.
07:00But the Chief Minister now is facing pressure from Linga Etzir's as well as the Gandhi leadership.
07:09The central leadership also facing pressure from Sears here.
07:13The Linga Etzir saying that honor what you said.
07:17Deputy Chief Minister DK Shiv Kumar endorses the clamor to change the Chief Minister.
07:22Congress workers are seeking change in the CM's position, says DKS.
07:30The Honour of the Karnataka's
07:46the Honour of the Karnataka's
07:47the Honour of the Karnataka'
07:53સ્રમપટ્ટિરુ ંથદ્દુ ઈ નાડિના એલલલા જનરિગે ગોતિદે
07:58એરલલ ના એરલ ના ક્ર ના એરલલે ના એરલ ના જા ના હેડલ્ડલે ના જક ના જ્ડેડલેગ નેડ�લે ના ના કરલેગંળ
08:28settled on that demand from a section of the Congress workers really in the state
08:33of Karnataka. DK Shiv Kumar and Sidramaya has said they will continue to work
08:38together in the form that they're working with DKS as Sidramaya's deputy.
08:43However, the Lingayats here now has said that the leadership had promised a
08:47change. There was a pact and that they should honor that leadership fact is
08:51what is being said. Building considerable pressure on the Congress
08:56leadership in New Delhi, essentially saying that it's time now and it's DK Shiv Kumar's
09:01turn now to be the chief minister. Remember when the Congress came to power
09:07in the state of Karnataka, it was being speculated even at that point in time
09:11that the arrangement that the leadership had decided was that there would be a
09:15rotational chief minister. Ever since then there has been a lot of chatter around it
09:20given that the time is now for a two and a half year change. However, there has
09:25been no change in leadership position and Sidramaya continues to be the chief
09:29minister with what it seems as the central leadership backing him firmly.
09:34DK Shiv Kumar too has said that the workers of the Congress party want a change now.
09:41The Lingayats here is raising this matter once again.
09:52No end to the chief minister change Nataka in Karnataka. Hours after rumors of Sidramaya being elevated, as head of Congress's OBC Advisory Council chief, the CM office has issued a clarification. Chief Minister Sidramaya's office clarified, he is not the chief of the AIC, but he is not the chief of the AIC.
10:04CCOBC wing advisory council, but is one of the members and is responsible for hosting its first meeting in Bengaluru on the 15th of July.
10:21Chief Minister Sidramaya, however, said that he can't and won't deny a national role. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shiv Kumar has not ruled our leadership change and said he would abide by the party's high commands decision.
10:36The BJP, on the other hand, has claimed the change of guard in Karnataka is imminent. The Safran party has alleged that a conspiracy is at play to remove Sidramaya from the top job and that he would be headed to Delhi for a national role.
10:52Meanwhile, Congress state-in-charge Randeep Surjewala is in Bengaluru and is set to meet Karnataka MLAs today itself.
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11:17No, it's not looking for the saying Jutan ca tangible.
11:20I'm sorry.
11:22I forgot about this.
11:25It doesn't mean that the Murray pullingár is only the one that he is sharing.
11:29A woman is also here at Barfarfar.
11:31No.
11:33We're all in the same way.
11:38We're all in this.
11:43We're all in this.
11:48We're all in this.
11:52We are all in this.
11:58All the people who know about the media and share this video, they talk about a few of the things they will not be able to do.
12:15they are willing to help with this.
12:17That is our son.
12:21Why?
12:23It is so important that the people who say say that they all are all going to like,
12:26they all aim to do whatever will work with their people.
12:31They are willing to do any of that.
12:34That is what a mission should be done.
12:37This is where we are done.
12:40They will deliver everything here and it is what the hell is what we want.
12:44No one should be there.
12:47The day is prepared.
12:49We can be prepared.
12:51It's a good thing.
12:54Why did you come in to see a mark?
12:58Why did you come in to see a mark?
13:02No, I couldn't speak.
13:04I was speaking to a public.
13:07We have a person.
13:10We have to take a person.
13:13I think that was an interesting thing to me.
13:16I would like to comment on that.
13:18That's why, I think,
13:19I think that the Prime Minister of Karnadu is a Prime Minister of Karnadu.
13:24He is the Prime Minister of Karnadu.
13:28He is the Prime Minister of Karnadu.
13:33He is the Prime Minister of Karnadu.
13:39They wanted to send Sidramaya to a shed, how Mr. Kargyaji sent to a shed, like that.
14:02They wanted to send Sidramaya also.
14:07So they are making a strategy, how to send him to Central without making him disturbed.
14:20Congress party nominated Mr. Sidramaya as an OBC chairman for All India.
14:29So that means Sidramaya gate pass is guaranteed.
14:36100% in the October-November he will go to Delhi.
14:42So here CM will change.
14:46Already I told many times in October-November, yes, guarantee Sidramaya will change.
15:06For more time to get that important position and will let Sidramaya complete its term.
15:12A seer, the Lingayat seer who now says the central leadership have to honor their commitment,
15:19isn't it?
15:20Absolutely.
15:21Rambapura Jagatguru is one of the tallest and well known seer of the Lingayat community in Karnataka.
15:29And he himself has spoken yesterday supporting D.K. Sukumar stating that the central leadership go ahead and honor the agreement that they have between D.K. Sukumar, Sidramaya and Haikam.
15:41And ensure that whenever the time comes, he should be replaced, Sidramaya should be replaced and give power to D.K. Sukumar.
15:48And this particular state comes as a major booth for D.K. Sukumar, who is a Vakkalika leader, getting support from Ligayat community.
15:57And apart from that, there was a report stating that Sidramaya will be made OBC chairman, though the chief minister's office has ruled out, saying that he's just a committee member, he's not the chairman of OBC.
16:07And but still, the opposition is trying to milk from the situation where they are trying to get political mileage, claiming that probably the chief minister will be changed.
16:17And that is the reason he has given a central leadership role.
16:21We're going to leave it at that for the moment, Sagaraj, getting us up to speed with those details.
16:24The suspense there really continues.
16:27Meanwhile, Karnataka chief minister, Sidramaya, has been fact-checked.
16:30The chief minister's own expert team has found no evidence to link COVID vaccine and the recent spate of heart attacks, heart attack deaths in Hassan district.
16:40Disputing the repeated claims made by Sidramaya, the expert panel led by Dr. C.N. Ravindranath has said the vaccine has to be shown to be protective against cardiac events.
16:52The panel has also asserted that there is no single cause behind the observed rise in cardiac deaths in Hassan, particularly identifying traditional risk factors such as hypertension, smoking, diabetes, sedentary lifestyles as the primary causes of cardiac-related deaths.
17:10Remember, the study follows the reportage of 22 sudden cardiac deaths in Karnataka's Hassan, particularly among the younger population.
17:18Earlier, the central government had cited AIM's ICMR study and had debunked Sidramaya's claims.
17:25The study had said vaccines in southern deaths are not linked and that genetic mutations are a key factor here.
17:33The BJP, on the other hand, has hit out Adichik Minister for spreading misinformation and has sought an apology as well.
17:40It is the most irresponsible statement of Mr. Sidramaya.
17:48First of all, ICMR, NCDC, Unidentified Institute of Medical Science, Delhi, they all said that there is no reason to believe or there is absolutely no proof that because of the vaccine, more heart attacks are taking place.
18:08There was a fear that the vaccine, whoever took the vaccine, were receiving, were getting heart attacks time and again, especially in Hassan district.
18:30Right. So, no correlation between vaccine and heart attacks that you have found, sir.
18:34No, that's the Hassan district is different.
18:36Yeah.
18:37This is, this is, that clear investigation and those people who have died.
18:41Yeah.
18:42So, we are finding out what are those, whether they are heart attacks or whether any postpartum done, what are the investigation done, that report is different.
18:50Correct, sir.
18:51That is coming up on, I think, they have given 10 days, maybe 10 days, 11 to the committee.
18:55Yeah, this was an earlier committee that was formed.
18:57Yeah, yeah, yeah.
18:58Same committee has been given that, the earlier committee, they asked us to look into whether vaccine or COVID infection is caused, that was there.
19:06Correct, sir.
19:07So, irrespective of any vaccine, sir, irrespective of Indian-made, foreign-made, no?
19:12Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
19:13There is no much, even, even, even foreign-nones over Europe, all those things, there is no increase in the India, except some myocarditis, I told, but there is no increase in the, but COVID infection, during infection of COVID per se,
19:25Yeah.
19:26During the early part of winter suffering, within 6 months, 3 months, that period, they had some increase in the incidence of heart attack, stroke, because of blood, clot formation was there, pulmonary embolism, clots in the vein go to lungs cause pulmonary embolism, in the stroke also, and also heart attack.
19:43That is, during COVID, the initial part, when the inflammation is active, but now, after 2-3 years, that will not be responsible. That's what the, even the scientific journals' publications say.
19:56Mr. Sidramaya should now apologize to the medical fraternity. Irresponsibly, he made charge that the COVID vaccine is responsible for the increased heart attack without any knowledge on the subject.
20:15Being a chief minister, he is expected to express more responsibly, and also think of the implications his statement would make. Political brownie points can wait, but let us not play with the lives of the people. Sidramaya is in a hurry to grab attention, which is very unfortunate.
20:45And Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated at the 17th BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. It is addressed to BRICS nations. On day one of the summit, the Prime Minister denounced the Pelagam terror attack that India faced on the 22nd of April, earlier this year.
21:04He said the attack was a blow to the entire humanity, asserting that silent support of terror is not acceptable. He called for a unified stance against terror and said that there should be no hesitation in imposing sanctions on terrorists.
21:21Acknowledging the Prime Minister's concerns, BRICS nations strongly condemned the Pelagam attack as criminal and unjustifiable. BRICS condemned Pakistan terror in China's presence.
21:33The summit declared that those in war must be held accountable, and that zero tolerance on terrorism must be ensured.
21:40The Prime Minister also continued his Global South outreach and said that two-thirds of humanity has not been adequately represented in global institutions.
21:50Adding that the Global South had not been given a place at the decision-making table, and that this is not just a question of representation, but also a question of credibility and effectiveness.
22:03The Pelagam terrorist attack in strongest terms.
22:17He underlined that the attack, the Pelagam terror attack is an onslaught on the entire humanity.
22:25He also noted that those funding, promoting, and providing safe havens to terrorists must be dealt with in the harshest terms.
22:37In the session on strengthening multilateralism, economic, financial affairs, and artificial intelligence,
22:53Anruval Prime Minister expressed that diversity and multipolarity were valued strengths of the BRICS.
23:01He added that BRICS could play an important role in shaping a multipolar world.
23:09In this context, he also gave a few suggestions in terms of considering setting up a science and research repository in the BRICS groups.
23:22He reiterated that the global organizations of the 20th century lacked the capacity to deal with the challenges of the 21st century.
23:35And therefore, he underscored the importance of reforming the multilateral organizations.
23:43He called for a multipolar and inclusive world order and stated that the global governance institutions,
23:52particularly the UN Security Council, the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO must undergo urgent reform to reflect the contemporary realities and times.
24:08We'll straight across to Shivani for more details on that.
24:11Shivani, essentially the Prime Minister, setting the record straight here,
24:15using this as an opportunity and a platform to name and shame Pakistan in that sense, isn't it?
24:22There are very important points have been raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the BRICS summit.
24:27One, that there should be an approach of multilateralism.
24:31That means all the countries should have the right to grow together.
24:35Another very important thing has been the condemnation of park-supported terror.
24:40And all the countries in the joint declaration have joined this view that terrorism should be opposed in unison.
24:48And after Pelgham attack, all these nations of the BRICS, they have come together and they have opposed terrorism.
24:55And very important here, the multipolarism that all countries should have the right and the reforms of the unilateral organizations like the UNSC,
25:04the WTO and the other organizations.
25:07So, they all need to be reformed and that is very urgent.
25:10That's what we were hearing, the statement from the MEA also.
25:14So, very important points out here that growth should be inclusive.
25:19Growth should be together.
25:20There should be an approach of multilateralism where economically all countries should be respected.
25:26And there cannot be no true standards, Sneha, about the terrorism.
25:32Shivani Sharma getting us up to speed with that, putting that statement of the Prime Minister into perspective today.
25:38A full-blown war has erupted over the electoral role revision process in Bihar.
25:43Tejas B. Ardav's RJD has approached the top court, challenging the Election Commission order on revision of electoral roles in the state.
25:51R-JD has alleged that the role revision process is hasty and the move will take away voters' rights in an already document deficit state.
26:02R-JD's plea is the latest among a chorus of political voices from the opposition criticizing the Election Commission's order to conduct the exercise in the poll-bound state.
26:13TMC has also taken the poll panel to the court.
26:15M.P. Mahoa Moitra has alleged that the exercise is illegal and is a move to defeat democracy with the help of democratic tools itself.
26:25She has also said the Election Commission is BJP's arm and Bengal is its next target.
26:31Amid confusion and rumors, the poll panel has also issued a clarification,
26:35saying that the process is being conducted as per special intensive revision instructions,
26:41dated the 24th of June, 2025, and that there is no change in these instructions.
26:47What are you doing now?
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28:10getting in more details
28:11well the election commission has made it very clear that this process is not very difficult
28:19but it has tried to provide some relief also yesterday in all the newspapers across Bihar
28:26there was a full page ad that came which told the voters of Bihar that there was a respite
28:33respite means if you don't have documents also even then you can fill the form and submit
28:40it to the election commission that is the boot level officer also and then you can later on
28:45at a later date provide all the requisite documents so according to the process between 25th of
28:52June till 26th of July you can submit the form even if you don't have documents and then from
29:0026th of July till 1st of September that is the time period basically which is the claim and
29:07objection period during that period also you can submit your documents to the election commission
29:13or your boot level officer so that is the timeframe that has been provided as a relief to the voters of Bihar and after that the final list of the voter final
29:20voter lists will be published will be published on 30th of September so there is some sort of relief that has been provided by the election commission to the voters but it does not mean that you don't have to provide documents document we must provide the only relief is that if you don't have documents at national
29:3630th of September. So there is some sort of a relief that has been provided by the election
29:41commission to the voters but it does not mean that you don't have to provide documents. Documents
29:46you must provide but the only relief is that if you don't have documents at this point of time
29:52but you can at least fill in your forms and submit the documents at the later date. So that's the
29:57relief that has been provided but there is massive politics which is being played out
30:00over this entire SIR that has been started in Bihar and you are seeing that the matter has
30:06now also reached the supreme court. Several parties have approached the supreme court demanding that
30:11there should be a complete stop on the entire exercise that is going on in the state. Back to
30:15you. Getting in those details, leaving it out for the moment. Let's tell you a little about what the
30:20poll panel has said and how have they clarified and justified. First phase of special intensive
30:27revision is complete is what they say. So no change in special intensive revision rules. Process smoothly
30:35being implemented is what they've been saying. Voters to submit the documents by the 25th of July.
30:42In the month of August particularly on the 1st of August draft electoral rules will be issued.
30:48If name is there in the draft submit the missing documents during the correction period. That's the
30:55process and that is the clarification that has come in from the election commission of India.
31:01Getting you more stories from the state of Bihar, poll-bound Bihar where we've seen Moharam clashes.
31:09Moharam marched turning violent in Bihar as you can see. Multiple districts in Bihar faced violence and
31:17riots. Similar was the situation in Kathihar where a mob carrying latte surrounded the Hanuman temple.
31:23On cameras, these protesters were seen hurling stones inside the temple. Large blocks were even seen inside like I just mentioned.
31:34In Hajipur apart from Kathihar, a bus hit Moharam march carrying the Tazia. This event eventually turned violent as the people carrying the Tazia set the bus a place.
31:46As soon as people were killed, the people were killed.
31:52The people who are killed and killed the Tazia.
31:56In the temple, there were some places in the temple and there were some people running and they were running.
32:00After running, there were some people who were standing here and were not done.
32:06Then there were a few people who were killed but they were running.
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33:36going back to Rohit for more on that Rohit in fact this violence them on both
33:46sides essentially is what has been seen in the poll-bound state just you know
33:50just increasing the tensions during this time but just give us a sense of a what
33:58happened and also the investigations and what kind of action have the police now
34:02taken well see what happened in Katihar is extremely extremely unfortunate and
34:13you need the police was also anticipating that there could be some tension and that
34:19could erupt because of the festival of Muharram and the Tajiyah Julus that was
34:23being taken out and exactly that happened in the yesterday evening when the Tajiyah
34:28procession was being taken out and it was crossing a local temple there the
34:33Mahavir Mandir that is when the people some people who are part of the procession
34:39anti-social elements they started pelting stone at the Mahavir temple and then
34:43later on they also started pelting stone at the bystanders which infuriated them
34:47and then the other side also also in war indulged in a pelting stones and the
34:53situation completely turned extremely extremely violent violent clashes took
34:58place and for about an hour or two the entire area turned into a battlefield
35:02the police which was present on the spot but they were completely outnumbered by
35:07the number of people who were present on the ground who were part of their
35:10entire clash that was taking place and later on a reinforcement was brought in
35:15from adjoining districts like Krishan Ganja, Purnia, Araria and then by late night the
35:20situation was brought under control and now the situation at now at this morning is a
35:26peaceful in Katihar but now on the basis of the CCTV footages the local
35:31administration and the police are trying to find out those people those
35:36anti-social elements who were part of the Muharram procession who indulged into
35:40stone pelting at the Mahavir temple and also at the bystanders and then
35:45arrest them and apprehend them so efforts are going on and police team have also
35:50been set up but this is not the only alone case that has taken place in Katihar
35:54in other districts of Bihar also there have been violent clashes that have
35:59taken place between the two.
35:59Right, Rohit clearly there's a pattern to this violence that we're seeing in the
36:03poll-bound state. I'm going to leave it to that for the moment. Rohit Singh getting
36:06hours up to speed with that.
36:15More news coming in. The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the
36:19election commission of India on petitions challenging Bihar electoral roll
36:24revision process. The apex court notice to election commission on pleas against the
36:30roll revision. Supreme Court is to hear Bihar voter list plea. On Thursday petitioners
36:36have said lacks of voters will get deleted. RGD, Congress, TMC and other civil groups
36:42moved. Supreme Court challenging this. It's a big war which is now playing out in the
36:49Apex Court.
36:53Straight to Anisha Mathur for more on that. Anisha with these opposition parties
36:57approaching the Supreme Court. Seeking redressal the matter has been noted and the election
37:03commission has to now explain why it is doing what it is doing.
37:09We'll see what happens on Thursday. For now the court has agreed to show the matter on Thursday.
37:15They have said that we're issuing notice. We'll have to issue the notice properly and advanced
37:22copies of the petitions will be given to the election commission and the attorney general's
37:27office. But what is more important is that the court have agreed to show this. The petitioners,
37:32remember, at least five petitions if not more have been filed on this matter. All of which are
37:38questioning the timeline for the verification. And today a battery of senior lawyers, senior advocates,
37:44Kapil Sirbal, Abhishek Manu Singh, Gopal Shankar Narayan, Sardhan Farasad and others appeared before the court today.
37:50And all of them had the same argument to make that the timeline that has been given for document
37:55provision is arbitrary and very, very short. It will not allow most people to actually get their document
38:01verified. They've also said that the number of documents that have been given as the correct
38:07documents of verification will also automatically exclude a lot of people, especially those
38:12who cannot provide the documentation for their parents, whether their parents were voters in that
38:19particular area or not. Additionally, they've also raised the concern about the deletion of
38:26lacks of particularly poor, marginalized and migrant laborers in Bihar who would be excluded because
38:33they will not be able to show specific residency documents. All of these questions have been
38:38raised by these petitions. They're also saying, they're also seeking an immediate say on the
38:44electoral roll exercise that is currently ongoing in Bihar. So on Thursday, we'll have to wait and see
38:50what the ETI, what stand the election commission and the attorney general's office take on this matter,
38:58what kind of arguments are made there because these petitioners all want a stay on the ongoing
39:04exercise. They've also said that similar exercise should not happen in this particular manner in other
39:11states as well. So we'll have to see what or how the Supreme Court takes a look at this because normally
39:16Supreme Court does not interfere in election exercises. Today also Justice Dhulia had questioned
39:22well, the election is in November. What is the urgency for this matter? There then the lawyers
39:28argued that because 26 is the last day for the verification, lacks of people could be excluded
39:33from the electoral roll if this matter is not heard on an urgent basis. So we'll see on Thursday
39:38what happens. Back to you.
39:39Well, we'll have to see what happens when the court, when the election commission in fact
39:44reverts with what they are planning to do and intending to do. And that's happening on Thursday.
39:49Take us through the details, Anisha, or what exactly was the contention of the petitioners?
39:53Yeah, it's a clutch of petitions. I understand several political parties and some civil groups.
39:59What have they exactly said? Break that down.
40:03Well, see, as we've been discussing, question of exclusion and arbitrariness is what these petitions
40:12are hinging upon. First of all, they're saying that this kind of exercise is unconstitutional.
40:19It is arbitrary. It will exclude a lakhs and lakhs of people. They've also argued that
40:28because the timeline given is so short, people will not have enough time to get their documents
40:35in place, particularly those who are from poor and marginalised sections. One major argument
40:41that has been made is that a lot of voters in Bihar are marginalised or migrant workers.
40:46They may not be able to show specific documentation regarding long-term residence in a particular
40:55area. Another one that has been made is with regards to the voter list verification for parents
41:02of the particular voter. The question of how long a particular person has been a voter
41:08in that area. Whether or not people will be able to prove that, whether or not people will
41:12have the documentation required for that. They've also raised the contention that because
41:17there have been multiple area districts in Bihar, there are several villages where people
41:22have either migrated due to flooding or due to high crime rates in the last 30 odd years,
41:29they may or may not be able to verify their documentation, whether they have the kind of documentation
41:35that's required. And excluding Aadhaar from the list of valid documents is also something
41:42that has been questioned because they said that this is one of the more popular and most commonly
41:49available verification documents. So why have these documents been excluded? That is also
41:55a question that's been raised. We'll have to see how this works out. The petitioners have also
42:00one important thing they've said is that a similar exercise should not happen in other states as well
42:06because there are other states where elections are going to happen in the next few months.
42:12So if a similar exercise happens in other states also, that should also be thought because this is
42:16in essence an arbitrary exercise that the verification documentation that is there,
42:22the list of verification documents has been changed, that the timeline that has been given is too short.
42:27We'll have to wait and see, as I said, what happens on Thursday and the ETI and the government take up time.
42:34Right. Anisha Mathur getting us up to speed with those details. I'm going to leave with that for the
42:38moment to tell our viewers quickly that this is the Election Commission now, which has to give a reply
42:44to the Supreme Court by Thursday on the petitions and with, in fact, talking about the fact that the
42:50revision of Bihar poll rolls is something that is unwarranted, is unfair, is what political parties
42:57in opposition and also what civil groups have said appealing before the apex court.
43:02More from poll-bound Bihar where Tejasvi Adab has slammed the government over lawlessness in the state.
43:17Murder in Patna, double murder in Alanda. Criminals on a rampage, cops defeated.
43:24Chief Minister sleeping, state government is lifeless. That's what he said, essentially.
43:30Talking about a spate of violence which is being seen. Individual cases though, these are instances
43:36of murder being reported in different areas. Tejasvi Adab that the opposition, in fact,
43:42going after the BJP, JDU government there.
43:53A prominent businessman and BJP supporter, Gopal Khemka, was shot there outside his residence.
43:58In Bihar's Patna on Friday night. According to our sources, the businessman's murder was
44:05allegedly planned from Beor jail by a gangster named Ajay Verma over a land dispute. Meanwhile,
44:11the opposition parties have gone all guns blazing against the Nitesh Kumar government calling Bihar
44:18India's crime capital. Tejasvi Adab.
44:37At 11.40pm on July 4th, Gopal Khemka, a well known businessman and BJP backer from Bihar,
44:44was shot dead near his residence in Patna. CCTV images show Khemka getting ambushed and shot at
44:52point-blank range by a lone bike-borne shooter wearing helmet, who had been waiting near his house.
44:59Gopal Khemka was a prominent figure in Bihar's business community. He owned Patna's oldest
45:06private hospital and was also the director of the Bankipore club. Khemka had close ties with the BJP
45:14and was widely respected in the region. In a chilling twist, this murder comes nearly six years after his
45:21son, Gunjan Khemka, was killed in a similar manner. The police have formed a special investigation team
45:29to nab the killer and plotters. Top sources suggest that the murder was planned from Beor jail by a
45:37gangster named Ajay Verma. It is believed that the motive behind the killing was a land dispute.
45:44And authorities are also looking into the possibility of a contract killing.
45:51As the investigation unfolds, the political temperature is rising. Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi
45:58has sharply criticized the NDA government. He has called out Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for turning Bihar
46:05into what he called India's crime capital.
46:07It's not just the opposition. NDA leaders are also questioning the law and order situation in Bihar.
46:35Top Nitish Mantris have visited Khemka's residents and vowed to bring justice.
47:01The crime in the heart of Bihar's capital comes just months ahead of elections in the state
47:24and can put the Nitish Kumar government in the dock for failure on the law and order front.
47:33With Rohit Singh in Patna, Bureau Report, India Today.
47:36A special effort from Captain Shubham Gill and his troopers brought India their first ever test win for India at Ed Traston.
47:50In case you missed the five days of the pulsating action, here's how India went about scripting history.
47:56The opening day saw the Indian batters get out to bat on a wicket that didn't look menacing.
48:04Setting the tone early on was Yashashwi Jaiswal who kept the scoreboard ticking at a healthy rate.
48:10But the headline act was the marathon knock by Shubham Gill who converted his three-digit score into a daddy done,
48:17finishing with a gigantic individual score of 269 runs.
48:32India started well with the new ball, chipping in with not one, not two, but three quick wickets as the speedsters relished bowling with the new ball.
48:41However, the hosts came back fighting with big hundreds from Harry Brooke and Jamie Smith.
48:51Their sixth wicket partnership grew to 303 runs with nothing going India's way.
49:02The quicks managed to find a second win as Siraj claimed a 6-4 that opened the gates for a spectacular win.
49:11The Indian batters impressed in the second innings too and yet again it was the captain who stood tall.
49:25KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with 50s but Gill notched up yet another big ton finishing with 161 as India declared with 427 on the board.
49:37Wonderful, enchanted phase in life where he can do those.
49:45Catch hits.
49:47The Indian Pacers rose to the occasion once again making easy work off the England top order in the closing stages on day four.
49:54On the final day, India came looking for seven wickets in helpful bowling conditions.
50:05Akash Deep's breathtaking spells stunned the English who had no answer to his swing and scene.
50:11India registered a famous win as Fortress Edge Bastion was breached.
50:19Sports Bureau, India Today.
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