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00:01Good evening, hello and welcome. You're with the news today. Your prime time destination news,
00:06newsmakers, talking points. The big talking point this Thursday night, fast track courts
00:12for paper leaks is what the Prime Minister is promising. Street politics versus Parliament
00:17politics. Is the Prime Minister's plan for ending paper leaks feasible or too little,
00:23too late? Also meet the viral hero who stood up to the Mumbai police. We've got plenty on the
00:29show tonight. But first, as always, it's time to get cracking with the Nine Headlines at
00:34Nine. There's no end to the student protest. Government proposes talks, but CJP refuses to
00:40attend meet at government offices. Also announces nationwide stir on Friday.
00:49Foiling controversy over need. Prime Minister Modi's vows fast track justice in paper leak
00:55case. Congress calls the announcement a cruel joke after 12 years. Opposition insists Pradhan
01:00must resign first before any debate in Parliament.
01:07Big capital showdown once again over neat league gate in the national capital. Leader of opposition
01:14Rahul Gandhi, along with opposition MPs, leads a protest march to Gandhi Smriti as a tribute,
01:20he says, to students who died by suicide after paper leak.
01:27Days after violence on the streets of Delhi, CJP alleges use of pellet guns by the police during the
01:33Sansat Chalo protest. Delhi police have called the claims completely false. India Today will bring
01:40you a big exclusive on that in a moment. Days after backing students, actor Salman Khan urges
01:48protesters and Sonam Wangchuk to end their stirs as he trusts Prime Minister to take stern action in the
01:55matter. It's a U-turn by the staff.
01:59Bloods continue to wreak havoc in Assam. Over 6.43 lakh affected across the state. Situation remains
02:05critical in Gujarat as well. IMD has issued a red alert for South Gujarat.
02:12Amid escalating tensions, Trump warns Iran that it will be held directly responsible if the Houthis carry
02:18out more attacks on maritime vehicles. Houthis threaten to block the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
02:25Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay's much-awaited film, Jan Nayagan, has released in theatres. Fans celebrate
02:31Thalapati's big-screen finale in Tamil Nadu.
02:36And Vaibhav Suryavanchi becomes the youngest cricketer to score an international half-century as India win the
02:42first T20I against Zimbabwe by seven wickets. First win in eight games was Shreyas Iyer as India's T20 captain.
03:04But the big story that's breaking at the moment, the Kokrut Janata party has decided to intensify
03:11its agitation and has now announced a nationwide protest on Friday. That's tomorrow. The CJP has
03:18also snubbed the Modi government saying that they will not talk at government offices, but will only
03:24hold a meeting at a neutral place, either at Jantar Mantar or a neutral venue. That's the big story
03:31coming in. Government says we are ready for talks with the protesters. So that's the big story coming
03:37in at the moment that Kokrut Janata, Kokrut Janata party is saying that they're going to actually
03:44escalate the protest and say that they will continue with their stir. In fact, urging people across the
03:53country now to join the protest. Kokrut Janata party, remember, is the one which is at the forefront of the
04:02protest in Jantar Mantar, which saw a Sansa Chalo march just on Monday. Now they're saying they want to
04:10take their protest across the country. Those images with JP Nadda were on Monday itself. But that's the
04:17last time a meeting has been held between the CJP and the government. So that's the big story that's
04:24coming in at the moment, holding a meet at Jantar Mantar or a neutral venue is what we are being
04:33told.
04:34Now remember, over the last month, the Kokrut Janata party and Sonam Vangchuk emerging as the face
04:42have been on a stir. Sonam Vangchuk is on the 26th day now of the fast that he has undertaken
04:50in
04:51support of the students. So what we are seeing at the moment is clearly a big story breaking there.
05:01You know, so CJP holding a meeting at Jantar Mantar, they say, or a neutral venue. Government saying we are
05:09ready for talks with the protesters. All of this suggesting that we have not seen the end, at
05:15least as of now, to the protests that have sent shockwaves in many ways across the nation. I want
05:21to go to the CJP's chief spokesperson, Saurabh Das joining me. Saurabh, I've seen the statement,
05:27you all are now calling on students across the country to go on protest. Are you wanting to
05:33escalate the protests in some way by doing this? Because the government says it's ready for talks?
05:41Hi Rajki. So definitely, protests have to continue because the government is acting as a very big ego.
05:49We have always been open to talks. From day one, we have told the government that we are ready to
05:54meet. They came very late. They came on the 20th day of our protest. They said they want to talk
06:01and then
06:01the march happened. They brutally cracked down on us. They broke open skulls. They
06:10molested children, girls, females, everyone. And after that also, you know, after that we met
06:17JP Nadda and now he has called us for a second round of talks. We are very clear that we
06:24need to
06:24meet only at Jantar Mantar or at a neutral venue. See, Rajdeep, when there is an election, these people,
06:34these people, they go to the streets begging for votes. But when protesters have been on the roads for
06:40more than 30 to 33 days, why is it that the government does not want to come and meet them
06:46and address them?
06:47I mean, this is not how democracy works.
06:50No, but the fact, but the fact, Saurav, is also that the government could well turn around and say,
06:56look, we are ready to meet you. We can't be blackmailed by the Kokhrut Janta party. We are ready to
07:01have
07:02a dialogue with you. Let's come for a dialogue. You're saying you want the dialogue at a neutral venue.
07:07And I'm also hearing Sonam Vangchuk giving conflicting signals yesterday saying he's not making the
07:12resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan a precondition. He said he would like the government to consider
07:17it. So I want to get it right. Are you all going with an open, just as you want government
07:23to come
07:24with an open mind, are you also with an open mind ready for a dialogue or will this protest now
07:29go
07:29ahead, come tomorrow? See, the nationwide protest is to create Jantar Mantars everywhere in India.
07:37Every district needs to have a Jantar Mantar because this government is not listening to the
07:43students. They are not listening to protesters. Lacks of people have come out on the roads across
07:49India, and yet the government wants to engage in ego battles. I mean, why is that ego so inflated that
07:55they do not want to meet the protesters at their chosen venue? And you know, Rajdeep, when they called us
08:01to JP Nadar's house on 20th July, they actually illegally detained us in a way for four hours
08:08for a 10 minute long meeting. So we are not getting into those kind of situations again. And therefore,
08:15we have told the government that either you come here or you meet us at a neutral venue. There's a
08:20Kerala house right here next to Jantar Mantar or the Constitution Club of India, which belongs to the
08:26MPs. So let them meet us there. Now, definitely, Rajdeep, I mean, our demands are very clear. Our demand for
08:35Dhanendetar's designation is non-negotiable. Let me make that very clear.
08:39No, it's non-negotiable for you, but it's negociable forтАж No, no, one minute. It's non-negotiable for you,
08:44but it's negociable, Saurabh, for Mr. Sonam Mangchuk.
08:51Mr. Sonam Mangchuk, you know, of course, we read that letter.
08:56We read that letter and we are very clear that Sonam Mangchuk Ji's hunger strike should not be going
09:04to waste. We will be carrying forward our demands. The protesters here have come from all over the
09:09country and they are now seeking the minister's resignation. So there is no way that we are going
09:15to give up on that demand. And I am sure that Sonam Ji is also on board about it. He
09:20was talking about
09:21his specific hunger strike. And we've been telling Sonam Ji also that he needs to end his hunger strike
09:27because his health is getting really bad. Did you see that video that he put out?
09:34You know, it lookedтАж He looked very, very weak and we are very, very concerned about his health.
09:43You know, you are saying all of this to me. You know, when you say that we want to create
09:47Jantar Mantars across the country, there will be those listening to you who will say, you know,
09:52the Kokruj Janta Party now, in a way, wants to create street protests across the country.
09:58Is that what the agenda is tomorrow to try and create street protests? The government has clamped
10:03down heavily. They've already said, if any protesters are seen to violate law and order,
10:07their passports also could be impounded. So the government is talking tough.
10:13See, the government can talk however it wants. But the protesters here are asking for very
10:19legitimate things. They're asking for accountability of the minister. They're asking for relief for the
10:25families of the dead meat victims that died at the hands of this corrupt and broken education system.
10:31And they're asking Sonam Ji's release, along with all the education reforms that the CJP has released over time.
10:39So these are very legitimate demands. It's nothing radical that we are asking for. Resignations were happening
10:45in 2014 and that's once. That is how democracy works. So we are only restoring democracy. The constitution allows us
10:54the right to peacefully protest and assemble. And we are asserting that right. If it is required across the country,
11:01we will do that too. The government will have to answer for its crime. The manner in which it
11:07cracked down on students, the students will not accept it across the country.
11:12Let me ask you one final question. There's a belief that now this entire movement of yours is being
11:17choreographed from behind by the armed army party. There's also a petition in the Delhi High Court suggesting,
11:21is the CJP foreign funded? And the court has even agreed to hear it. How do you respond to all
11:27of this?
11:27Are you being choreographed? Are you puppets now in the hands of the armed army party, as is being alleged
11:33by your critics?
11:35Rajdeep, people, not people, but people supporting the regime have tried to label us
11:41with several narratives and with several tags. They started with George Soros. They went to Pakistan,
11:48Nepal, Bangladesh. They went to an American angle. Now that Americans have objected to the deep state
11:54links, they've deleted all those content. They are not going ahead with the deep state narrative.
11:59None of these narratives have stuck, including the foreign funding. And now they're scrambling for
12:04some narrative to stick, to derail this protest. But we know the truth. We know that the students
12:11are with us. The entire country is with us. This is perhaps for the first time in 12 years that
12:16people have shed their fear of this government, including celebrities, including people who are
12:22quote-unquote apolitical, coming out in strong support of the students and this movement. So this is
12:28how it is going to continue. The government may keep threatening people with, you know,
12:33they are bringing in several battalions and tanks and whatnot to Delhi. But I think the students will prevail.
12:40Okay, I'm going toтАж I'm going to leave it there, Saurav. Just one fact check. Of course,
12:44there are no proven instances of molestation that you said had existed. But we will keepтАж
12:49We will find out whetherтАж May I just add aboutтАж May I just add about the Delhi High Court
12:56petition as well? Through your medium, I do want to clear that the PIL has been filed by a right
13:03-wing
13:04Akhil Bhartiya, some organization belonging to the BJP RSS. And that we feel is highly, highly
13:11objectionable. It is very suspicious. We would like to, you know, request the Delhi High Court
13:17to not be weaponized and politicized for the government's favor. Because this is what they
13:22did with Sona Mangshu when the DelhiтАж when the Delhi policeтАж from Jantamantar and sort of
13:28detained him at the hospital. They used the Delhi High Court's order in some random PIL somebody had
13:35filed on his health. And they said that this is the order because of which they did this kind of
13:40crackdown. And therefore, I would like to again ask the Delhi High Court not to be used in this
13:45manner. Because the students, the young generation, the future of this country look up to them
13:51with a lot of hope. If they are used and politicized in this manner, it will be unacceptable to the
13:56people.
13:57Okay. Tough words there from you, Saurav Das. I appreciate you joining our chief spokesperson of the
14:03CJP, joining us from the venue there at Jantar Mantar. Okay, let's turn to what we have is a big
14:09exclusive at the moment. India Today has accessed now proof of pellet guns being used by the Rapid
14:17Action Force against youth protesting on Monday. That's right. India Today's digital team has spoken
14:24to a 25-year-old protester who says he was shot by a pellet gun during the Kokhrush Janta Party's
14:31Chalo Sansad March on July 20th near Jantar Mantar. And we have actually got the documentary proof.
14:38This is not just a verbal version documentary proof. The Delhi resident who spoke on condition of
14:44anonymity to Arun Singh, who is joining us now, recounted the incident in a conversation with
14:50India Today Digital, said his medical records from Saptarjang Hospital specifically mentioned
14:56pellet wounds. As you can see on your screens now, India Today has accessed pictures of the
15:03pellet wounds on his body as well as his prescription, which mentions the use of pellet guns. The
15:09protester spent a day in Saptarjang Hospital before he was discharged, is currently recovering at home.
15:16All the pellets have now been removed from his body. But this is huge because until now Delhi police in
15:22a
15:22fact check was saying we have not used it. Now we are saying very clearly the RAF, the Rapid Action
15:28Force,
15:28which of course reports into the CRPF, did use pellet guns during the protest. Joining me now is the
15:35journalist who is breaking that story, Anand Singh. Good to have you on the show. Great exclusive
15:41story because you finally nailed this story by getting documentary proof. Tell us more about it.
15:46What exactly Anand does the report say? So the medical legal certificate that we accessed from
15:54Saptarjang Hospital, it mentions the pellet gun injury. It mentions the word pellet in at least three
16:03places. And we spoke to the person on condition of anonymity because the organization that he works
16:10with wanted him to remain anonymous. But we accessed all the documents. We spoke to him at length about
16:17his experience. He was around Jantar Mantar when he sustained these injuries and there are at least
16:2420 pellets that he was hit with on the back and near his elbow area. And he mentioned that there
16:32was an
16:32altercation that was already going on when he was at the protest site. And he did not anticipate that
16:39there would be the usage of pellet guns. But amid the firing of tear gas shells which were earlier
16:47being fired into the air, the barrels of the guns, after a point they became horizontal. And people
16:53were hit around him. People were hit with tear gas shells. A person got injured right above his eye,
17:00a tear gas shell hit him. And soon after that he saw a policeman who was
17:08pointing the gun towards the crowd. And that's when he turned around and he started to run. And that's
17:14when he got hit. And he told India Today Digital that hadn't he pointed that
17:22barrel towards the crowd, which a lot of people didn't. And they got hit in the face.
17:27He could also have lost eyesight as it's been reported. Otherwise, that there is a person who has
17:32very less chances of regaining the eyesight.
17:36Who is in danger of losing his eyesight. But I want to understand this.
17:39That the Delhi police has made it very clear that there were no pellet guns used. Now,
17:44you have come up with a report from the hospital and that's the important thing. That's why we've
17:49nailed the story here. This is not based on what one person says, but it's the hospital report
17:53which says specifically that a pellet gun was used. Now, the nature of the
17:59injuries is such, Anand, that he's been discharged. So, he's been lucky in that sense.
18:05Because as we've seen in the past, pellet guns can cause enormous damage, particularly,
18:09as you said, two eyes. Now, is this an isolated case? Is the hospital saying anything more
18:14at the moment? Because the hospital so far, other hospitals, RML, Lady Harding have maintained a
18:20complete silence on this. As of now, sir, we don't have any other
18:24statement from Sabdarjung Hospital. This seems to be the only case. But I mean, we'll have to again check
18:31if there were other cases. But this is the only report that we could find from Sabdarjung Hospital.
18:38So, this injury, what's concerning about this is that it is not following the protocol that is
18:49generally followed when pellet guns are used. And it is supposed to be the last resort and it's
18:53supposed to be used below the waist. But as we can see that this person was hit on the back
18:58and
18:59on the elbow. I'm going to ask my, of course, director to put the breaking news also at the bottom
19:04of the screen because this is the important story at the moment. The pellet gun story is critical.
19:11Hold on to your thoughts, Anand, because I'm also joined at this moment by Prakash Singh, former police
19:16chief, DGBSF, DGUP, DGFP Assam, the man who did a case which became an important landmark case for
19:25police reform that sadly have not been implemented. Also being joined by Sanjay Hegde, senior advocate,
19:30Supreme Court on that very big story. Prakash Singh, your first thoughts. The Delhi police on more than
19:36one occasion has gone on and said these are fake reports. Vijayta Singh of the Hindu was the first to
19:40report this. Now we've got Anand coming up with actual proof which no one has had till now of a
19:47report of
19:48the hospital specifically mentioning pellet guns. What does it mean? Look, I can only say that it adds
19:55a new dimension to the use of force by the police and the paramilitary forces. But the use of pellet
20:00gun
20:01by itself does not become criminal. I mean police is authorized and in extreme situations they can use
20:07even live ammunition. So, but the point is whether there was justification for it, whether there was need
20:12for it. That is for the RAF and the CRPF of which RAF is a part. That is for, it
20:18is for them to explain
20:19under what circumstances were, was the pellet gun used, was a proper order given or was it just an
20:24individual's own decision at his own level? How does it normally operate Mr. Singh? Because we've seen
20:30this happen in Jammu and Kashmir. We've seen, you know, there have been the, the CRPF there has been
20:35under the scanner for using pellet guns. They've also, you know, international human rights groups
20:41have condemned it. Now this is happening in the heart of the national capital. The RA, you know,
20:47the rapid action force reportedly using pellet guns completely changes the nature of, of, of crowd
20:53control. I mean, this is far away from Lathi's if you are using pellet guns. What does that suggest,
20:59sir? In the heart of the city that too? No, I think it is very unfortunate that he had to
21:03use a
21:03pellet gun. I mean, normally we have been hearing the use of this kind of ammunition only in Jammu and
21:10Kashmir, an area which is affected by terrorism. But why, what was the need to use this in the heart
21:15of the capital? That is, as I said, it is for the CRPF toтАж What do you normally, how do
21:20you normally use
21:21it for? I mean, you know, let's get clarity. When, when is a police officer entitled to, and can that
21:29decision
21:29be taken by the, by the officer on the ground, sir? No, the decision has to be taken by the
21:34guested officer on the spot, where, what kind of force is to be used. In fact, even a sub-inspector
21:39in charge, who is, uh, in charge of a platoon or a section, even he can't decide. But, uh, normally
21:46you would expect that a guested officer of the rank of ACP or DCP would take a decision, uh, whether,
21:52uh, what kind of ammunition is to be used. Depending upon the violence, uh, at, at the site,
21:57depending upon the aggression of the, uh, demonstrators, that, on that, depending on
22:02that, he has to take a decision. Now, if a pellet gun was used, what were the circumstances
22:07at that time? What was this man, uh, uh, what kind of violence was he indulging in? What kind
22:12of threat he was posing to the police or the establishment at that time? That, these are
22:18things which will need, which will have to be gone into. You can't, uh, make a, an, I mean,
22:22a, a history judgment that, no, this was, uh, uh, wrong. I mean, maybe it was unjustified.
22:29Maybe the, it is, the situation called for it. It is a matter to be investigated.
22:33You're saying it's a matter to be, Sanjay Hegde, your first response to what we are now
22:36getting, this big story. We should flash down this India Today exclusive. Sanjay Hegde,
22:41your, your first reactions, proof now that pellet guns indeed were used. The Delhi police
22:46was very clever with its words says we have not used it, but it appears the RAF, which comes under
22:51the CRPF has. The question is who issued it from the armory? If it was issued from the armory
23:03before any large scale violence, which could not be combated by normal use of force, lattes,
23:11tear gas, etc. Then who took the decision to issue it from the armory? That's the, that's the first
23:17question to be asked. Secondly, if my information is correct, this was used in the heart of Connaught
23:23Place in Delhi. Yes. So Connaught Place is normally a peaceable area, which is full of shoppers, which is full
23:34of ordinary people. Was there a mob, which threatened to overwhelm any policeman? Or was it a random policeman,
23:45as it appears to be, who had been issued that, that pellet gun, who used it?
23:52What, what, what, what do the, what do the court say, Sanjay? You have in the past also looked at
23:57cases, particularly Jammu and Kashmir.
23:59People have, and there have been questions because civilians also have, you know, their eyesight has been lost. That's been
24:06the, that's been the sad truth.
24:09While it is an area where you've often had to target terrorists, but civilians have got caught in the crossfire.
24:16Do the courts say where they stand on the use of pellet guns for crowd control?
24:20So, the courts have not taken a definitive stand. They have not ruled it out definitely. But the Chief Justice
24:29of India, Justice Thakur, if I remember rightly,
24:33had said that we want an assurance from the then Attorney General that these will not be used indiscriminately. So
24:41using a gun, a pellet gun and
24:46shooting it off at random people in the middle of cannot place is certainly more than a cause for concern.
24:55An Indian citizen should be able to go with it in the heart of his capital, the, the very center
25:02of it,
25:03without fear that a random policeman about whom nothing is known, about whose control structure nothing is known.
25:12And there is no clarity as to who issued the gun and who authorized the firing of it.
25:20There are no circumstances that we know of in Connaught Place, which would have justified the use of a pellet
25:28gun.
25:29Can I just bring you in, Arun, at the moment? The person who you interviewed doesn't want to come on
25:38camera, his anonymity,
25:40but can you give us a description? Because there are those who are saying, you know, Anand, there were goons
25:45who had taken this over.
25:47And the person, individual, can you give us some kind of description of what kind of, who is this person
25:53without giving us his name?
25:54So, sir, this person, he's a 25-year-old professional. He works with a very reputed company.
26:01And he was at the protest site in his personal capacity because he believes that, he believed in the cause
26:09and he was there to participate.
26:11And while he was there, he saw that there was a scuffle that had already broken out.
26:16And he absolutely did not expect that there would be usage of pellet guns because that's something that is, you
26:25know, that we normally associate with Jammu and Kashmir.
26:29And the other instances that we have heard of, we have heard of the usage of pellet guns rarely once
26:34on Sanghu border in 2024 during the farmers' protest and once in Manipur in 2023.
26:39But he absolutely did not expect that. He is, he works with a very well-reputed, very good company and
26:47a person of, you know, with such background, normally would not associate withтАж
26:55So, he was not involved, you know, he's very clear, he didn't provoke the police into doing this. He's just,
27:00you know, he's not someone who was trying to sort of create violence.
27:04You see, that's the problem, Prakash Singh Ji. You know, the police has from time to time put out videos
27:09how they've been targeted, but a lot of innocents have now got pellet gun wounds.
27:13I mean, surely the police will have to answer that. Surely the CRPF will have to answer that. Surely the
27:18Home Ministry will have to answer that.
27:20Yes, I'm sure they will have to answer and the particular unit which he used it and the Gustav officer
27:25who was present and in command of the situation, he will have to do a lot of explaining and to
27:31justifyтАж
27:31Should there be an independent inquiry, sir? Should there be an independent transparent inquiry? Will an inquiry of this kind
27:37be conducted at all?
27:38Well, there is demand for an inquiry, but what kind of inquiry would be instituted thatтАж
27:43What's your view? What kind of inquiry should be done?
27:47Well, there's a demand for a judicial inquiry, but I think even an administrative inquiry by a responsible person of
27:54an impeachable integrity, that would be faster and we will know the results.
27:58Judicial inquiries take a long, long time.
28:00Can I just get you in? Therefore, Sanjay Hegre, do you believe so?
28:04Moto, the court should put it up. You've seen the remarks of the Supreme Court Chief Justice yesterday saying,
28:10don't waste our time by making us watch videos. Should I send this tape? Should I send the details that
28:16my correspondent, that Arun has here?
28:20Should I be sending it now? Anand has here. Should I be sending it to the Chief Justice of India?
28:25Will he look at it or not? Well, the Chief Justice will do what the Chief Justice does. I would
28:33not put it higher or lower than that.
28:35The point is that pellet guns are used in crowd situations. They are not randomly used against a group of
28:47individuals who are not even in a mob.
28:49There was no mob situation in Connaught Place. And it would not surprise me if the courts were to ask
28:58very tough questions.
29:00No, but the security forces will say it was a mob situation. The security forces will say stones were being
29:06pelted on us. We were being targeted. Police vans were being targeted. They will say that. There are videos of
29:11that too.
29:11That is why I askedтАж That is why I asked where the place was. This was not in Jantar Mantar.
29:18This was in the heart of Connaught Place.
29:21Connaught Place has largely been free of violence. So, therefore, unless there is a targeted inquiry asking specific questions, I
29:35don't think this matter will go further. Maybe the courts ought to look at it.
29:38Okay, I am going to leave it there. Anand Singh, for that excellent report, because you have really nailed it
29:45there. The Delhi police will have much answering to do, as will the CRPF.
29:50We tried to get a CRPF response. They have given no comments as their response at the moment.
29:56So, clearly, the security forces have much to answer for, for the events of Monday. Pellet guns being used in
30:04the heart of the national capital. I appreciate my guests joining us on that story.
30:09Let's turn to more breaking news that's coming in, because opposition MPs have now gone and staged a protest this
30:15evening at Gandhi Smriti in the national capital.
30:18Leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, led that opposition protest march, saying,
30:23We remember students who died by suicide. You cannot stop us from standing with students. The original plan was to
30:30go to India Gate. Then they went to Gandhi Smriti.
30:32Several of the India allies joined hands with them. And Rahul Gandhi saying,
30:37We stand firm with the students on the streets of the capital. Listen in to what he and Priyanka Gandhi
30:46said.
30:48Our leader Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated over here.
30:53Today, the Modi government is assassinating democracy in India, brutalizing students, is beating students.
31:02The opposition is not going to accept this. We are with the students. And Mr. Narendra Modi has to remove
31:10the education minister and he has to apologize.
31:16heated the European government. Everyone runs on June.
31:21A question is not that the government will help us. The question is that this government cannot harm hundreds of├нll
31:30meeting in this country
31:32where thousands of designing or being tortured into this country?
31:38I tell you, this government cannot harm ourselves by making thousands ofрпИciu comprise."
31:43Okay, 26 days of a hunger strike, four days since the parliament march rocked the capital,
31:49the paper leak standoff is getting sharper.
31:52Prime Minister Modi today stepped in with a promise for fast-track justice for paper leak in the country.
31:59But the opposition maintains its stand.
32:01Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan must resign first.
32:05With talks hitting a roadblock, parliament deadlock and a nationwide protest now called for Friday,
32:10the battle is only escalating.
32:12Up next, the political face-off.
32:1926 days after educationist Sonam Vangchuk launched an indefinite hunger strike over neat paper leaks.
32:27Four days after a protest march to parliament led by the Kaukhoj Janta Party shook the national capital.
32:39Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches out with a message on social media.
32:44Assuring that nothing is more important than the welfare and future of the youth,
32:47the PM announced the decision to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment in paper leak
32:53cases.
32:55Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi responded by reiterating the call for Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
33:01The Kaukhoj Janta Party, which is spearheading the youth protests, too insisted on the education minister's ouster.
33:08The proposed talks between the Modi government and the CJP have hit a roadblock.
33:14The government is ready for talks whenever you want at whichever hour of the day and for as much length
33:22of time that you wish to.
33:23The talks could be held at Shiri Nandaji's residence or at an office, whichever of the two you wish to.
33:55Meanwhile, the deadlock in parliament continues.
33:58The government is offering a debate, but opposition warns Pradhan's resignation first.
34:31The government is ready for the government.
34:33Even as the face-off over paper leaks continues,
34:36the CJP has called for a nationwide protest on Friday
34:39in solidarity with those who suffered police brutalities this week in Delhi.
34:44Biora Report, India Today.
34:48Okay, let's turn now to the political face-off.
34:51Street politics versus parliament politics.
34:53Gen Z insta-revolt has wrong-footed Neta's pass-track courts.
34:58Is it a fair solution or is it too little, too late?
35:01Can a middle ground still be found?
35:03What is the end game?
35:04The political end game.
35:06Joining us now on the face-off, Dr. Syed Zafar Islam,
35:09former MP and senior spokesperson BJP,
35:12JB Mathur, Rajya Sabha, MP of the Congress.
35:15JB Mathur, to you first.
35:17Today you've just come having staged another protest,
35:22this time at Gandhi Smriti.
35:25Critics are saying this is spectacle politics.
35:27You are trying to create optics.
35:29It doesn't really lead to anything.
35:32One day protesting outside Prime Minister's residence,
35:34now at Gandhi Smriti,
35:35it's not going to change anything.
35:37The Congress only wants television eyeballs.
35:40Rahul Gandhi wants television eyeballs.
35:42How do you respond?
35:47Rajdeep, this is Gandhi's India, not Hitler's India.
35:52So since it is Gandhi's India, it is our duty,
35:56Congress and Rahul, led by Rahul Gandhiji.
35:59Today all of us, MPs from the opposition bloc,
36:03from the India bloc, we went to Gandhi Smriti
36:06because it's a remembrance that it is a reminder to the government
36:10that Gandhiji gave his life against fighting against fascist forces
36:14and we are again fighting against fascism.
36:18Now, so much has happened in the country
36:20and when the opposition stands united in one voice,
36:25we are demanding, the youth of the country is demanding,
36:28the students are demanding,
36:30not just political fraternity or the opposition,
36:33even celebrities from different fields
36:35have been demanding that voice of students must be heard
36:39and Dharmendra Pradhan should resign.
36:41Prime Minister, if he has any concern for this,
36:45for what he has said in the tweet this morning,
36:48first and foremost he should do is,
36:50he should make Dharmendra Pradhan resign.
36:54He doesn't do that.
36:55Now, when we, Congress Party and India bloc,
36:58the opposition parties,
36:59we are being the voice of the students.
37:01Rahul Gandhi is being the voice of students.
37:04All the opposition parties are standing with the students.
37:07You can do all of this in parliament.
37:09And if BJP calls it optics,
37:10Ms. Matej, government says you can do all of this in parliament.
37:14Why do you need to go to Gandhi, Smriti?
37:16Why do you need to go outside the Prime Minister's residence?
37:19That's a bit of political theatre.
37:21You want TV eyeballs.
37:24It is not about being political theatre.
37:27We will go to anywhere,
37:28every nook and corner of the country
37:30and if it takes to go to anywhere,
37:33even to the Himalayas,
37:35we will go to Himalayas also.
37:36How can they stop us from going to any place?
37:40Parliament is a place where we should debate,
37:42which they do not allow.
37:44Now, we will go to Prime Minister's residence
37:46or we will go to Jantar Mandasi.
37:48Even MPs were dragged and pulled and pushed
37:52and arrested.
37:54Even opposition leader,
37:55the way the police behaved with the leader of opposition
37:59is never seen in the history of India.
38:02Let me get the other side, ma'am.
38:05I've heard you.
38:06I've heard you patiently now.
38:08I've heard you patiently, JB Mathir.
38:11JB, I've heard you patiently.
38:13Let's say it's up for Islam.
38:15The Prime Minister today says,
38:16we are ready for fast-track courts.
38:18The response that the opposition has,
38:23too little, too late.
38:24I mean, paper leaks have been taking place
38:26over the years, 152 in the last decade.
38:30Many leak after leak,
38:32just two years ago in Bihar,
38:33in 90 days,
38:34you could not even file a charge sheet.
38:35So all the accused got away.
38:38Now suddenly you have woken up to fast-track courts.
38:46Rajdeep, you have to understand
38:47the intent of the government.
38:49Government's intent is very clear
38:50that we want to engage the students,
38:53we want to engage the youth.
38:56and we do not want to have
38:59any confrontational approach
39:00with the CJP,
39:02even though I heard what Sauradas has said,
39:06but we want to facilitate
39:07whatever their concern is,
39:09we want to address.
39:11And that is why the Honorable Prime Minister
39:12has also spoken about
39:14having a fast-track court
39:15and expedite all the cases
39:17so that the guilty can be punished.
39:20But look at the intent
39:22of the opposition leaders.
39:23They opportunistically want to hijack
39:26this issue
39:27and use their student shoulder
39:30to pursue their own political ambition.
39:33The Gandhi families,
39:34they want to emphasize
39:37the need for resignation
39:39of the Honorable Minister.
39:42But they do not want to question
39:44their own government
39:45when several times
39:47they had a paper leak in Rajasthan
39:50where Gehlot was the chief minister.
39:52He never uttered his word.
39:54Sir, but at the moment,
39:55sir, with due regard,
39:56you are in power.
39:57Sir, you are saying
39:59what did the Congress do
40:00when in states
40:01where they were in power?
40:02Today, you are in power.
40:04You are in power in most states
40:06of the country.
40:06You are in power in Delhi.
40:08Therefore, naturally,
40:09the question will be asked of you.
40:11Rahul Gandhi will say,
40:13Rahul Gandhi will say,
40:14where is accountability?
40:15Is there any ministerial accountability?
40:22Rajiv, allow me to complete.
40:23All I am trying to tell you
40:24that in case
40:25they are really interested
40:26about the welfare of the students,
40:28they must,
40:29instead of going to
40:30different part of the country
40:31as the Congress spokesperson
40:33was speaking,
40:34that they will go to Himalayas.
40:36You should not go to anywhere,
40:38but you should discuss
40:39on the floor of the parliament.
40:40That is the place
40:41to discuss any issues
40:42which is important
40:43of national interest
40:44or interest of any section
40:47of the society.
40:48If a student's issues
40:50are important for you,
40:51please discuss.
40:52If you have any suggestion
40:53to make,
40:54please do make suggestion.
40:55Government has very clearly stated
40:57that we want to
40:58engage the students
40:59and we want to discuss
41:00what opposition wants to discuss
41:03on the floor of the parliament,
41:04but they are not interested.
41:05They just want to hijack this issue
41:06for their political gains.
41:08They want the political dividends
41:10having not invested
41:12anything in this protest.
41:14They just want to unnecessarily
41:17get into this
41:18and trying to...
41:19Sir, I must be...
41:20Sir, you are saying
41:20they have not invested any...
41:22Sir, let's be fair.
41:23CJP.
41:23Sir, let's be fair.
41:24Rahul Gandhi started this campaign
41:26about Chhatro Ki Goonj
41:27in the month of June.
41:28He addressed a rally in Kota.
41:30He did one in Derradoon.
41:31It's not as if Rahul Gandhi
41:32has not raised the issue.
41:33Even before the Kaukruj Janta Party
41:35raised the issue,
41:36Rahul Gandhi raised it.
41:37Now you are saying
41:37he is hijacking it.
41:42Rajdeep, raise this issue
41:43to create mess all over
41:47or raise the issue
41:48to discuss and find a solution.
41:49What is the intent
41:50of the opposition party?
41:51They want a solution.
41:53If there are concerns
41:54of the students,
41:56what do they want?
41:57They want to mislead them.
41:58They want clashes
41:59on the street of Delhi
42:01or elsewhere
42:02or they want a solution
42:03what works for the students.
42:04We are happy to engage everyone,
42:08students as well as
42:09opposition leaders.
42:10But what is their intent?
42:11They stand exposed
42:13completely.
42:14And let me tell you,
42:15the students
42:15who are protesting today
42:17because we want to engage them,
42:19we want to facilitate,
42:20we want to address their concern,
42:21they will definitely puncture
42:23all their egos they have
42:26because the opposition leaders
42:27because they are pursuing
42:29something else.
42:30The students want something else.
42:32They are trying to take
42:33the advantage of the situation
42:35and trying to politicize the issue.
42:37The student beings
42:38don't want to politicize.
42:39Okay, you are saying that, sir.
42:41Some response from the government
42:42and we are happy to engage.
42:44You know, you are suddenly happy.
42:45I am glad the government,
42:46sir, all these days,
42:48all these weeks,
42:48government was not happy,
42:49was not engaging.
42:51Suddenly, parliament session happens.
42:52You are ready to engage.
42:53But, J.B. Mater,
42:54the question is,
42:55government is saying
42:56we are ready to come
42:56with an open mind
42:57for a parliament discussion.
42:59Ultimately, parliament is on.
43:00What is the reluctance now
43:03to have sunset politics?
43:04Why is Rahul Gandhi
43:05preferring street politics
43:07to sunset politics?
43:12It is not just that
43:14we are preferring street politics
43:16to sunset politics.
43:17Sunset, we,
43:19parliament is where
43:20the debate should happen.
43:21But when is it
43:22that we are allowed to speak?
43:24Have you,
43:25haven't you seen,
43:26hasn't the nation witnessed
43:27that whenever Rahul Gandhi
43:30opens his mouth
43:31and says one word,
43:32the mic is cut off.
43:33He is not allowed to speak.
43:34Mallika Arjun Kargeji
43:36in the Rajasabha
43:37is not allowed to speak.
43:38That is how the sunset functions
43:40in this BJP regime.
43:42That is the reality.
43:43And now they are saying
43:44sunset is the place to debate.
43:46How much we have asked
43:47for important issues
43:49to be discussed.
43:50Whether it is adjournment motion,
43:51No, but can you set
43:52a precondition
43:53that minister,
43:54no, no,
43:55Devi Mathir,
43:55you have every right
43:56to ask for a discussion,
43:57but can you set
43:58a precondition
43:59minister must resign
44:00otherwise we won't
44:01have a debate.
44:02Then what is the executive
44:03there for?
44:04They have every right
44:05to choose their minister.
44:06That is the prime minister
44:07prerogative.
44:11The point is, Razeeb,
44:13where has the situation reached?
44:15Where is the,
44:16what is the moment now?
44:17What is the country witnessing?
44:19The government is blind,
44:21the government is deaf,
44:22but I am sure media
44:23and Razeeb will understand
44:25the kind of emotion,
44:26the frustration
44:27that seeing in the,
44:29not just in Jandarmandar,
44:31across India
44:32what we are witnessing.
44:33Okay.
44:33See, we have reached a point,
44:35if it was earlier,
44:36yes, debate without resignation
44:39that could have happened,
44:40but now where have we reached?
44:41We have reached a point
44:42where India is saying
44:44in one voice
44:45that the Prada should resign.
44:47Okay, I have to stop you,
44:49Jandarmandar is protected.
44:50I have to stop you
44:51and Sayyed Dhafar Islam.
44:53Ma'am, I have heard you.
44:54I have heard you.
44:55I have heard both of you.
44:56I need to stop
44:57because I have got
44:57some breaking news coming in.
44:59Yes, 20 seconds.
45:01No, no, let me respond.
45:03Yeah, very quickly.
45:04Let me respond.
45:04Yeah, go ahead.
45:0530 seconds.
45:06See, yes,
45:08Radheep,
45:08you have given so much time
45:09to her.
45:10No, same time.
45:11Same time.
45:12The Honorable Parliamentary Minister,
45:15Parliamentary Minister
45:15has very clearly stated
45:18not once,
45:18many times
45:19inside the Parliament,
45:20outside the Parliament
45:21that we want to have
45:22a detailed discussion.
45:24Take how much time you want,
45:25but we want to have
45:26a discussion
45:26on the floor of the Parliament.
45:28But these people
45:29are setting a condition
45:30that first
45:30the resignation
45:31should be in place.
45:32Why?
45:32Because they want
45:33to politicize the issue.
45:34They do not want to...
45:35Sir, when you were
45:36in the opposition,
45:37I recall you did the same.
45:38Sir, when you were
45:40in the opposition,
45:41you also used to call
45:42for ministerial resignation.
45:44No, no, no.
45:45You know,
45:46in Indian politics,
45:47where you stand
45:47depends on where you sit.
45:49We've always wanted
45:49They didn't want
45:50to have discussion
45:50even today.
45:51We want to have discussion.
45:52Okay, sir,
45:52I remember that
45:53an entire session,
45:54winter session
45:55of Parliament
45:55was hijacked
45:56because the government
45:57at the time
45:57wanted ministerial resignation
46:00in UPA times.
46:01Ten seconds, sir.
46:03I have...
46:05No, no, Raj.
46:06I have seen your program
46:07from 9pm today.
46:10I must tell you
46:11that it is somehow
46:13irresponsible
46:13on the part of India
46:15today as well as you
46:16when you showed
46:17the Pellet Ganwan story
46:18is actually like
46:19putting fuel in the fire
46:20which was totally
46:22unwarranted
46:22because...
46:23Not at all.
46:24This was totally
46:24unwarranted
46:24what you are trying to...
46:25We are basically
46:26trying to...
46:27Do not...
46:27No, no, Mr. Zappar Islam,
46:29if my reporter
46:30has broken a story
46:31and nailed a lie,
46:32it is in the public interest.
46:34What is wrong in it?
46:35There is no fuel
46:36to the fire.
46:36You people are responsible
46:37for failing to address
46:39the concerns of students.
46:41I am sorry.
46:42Do not tell us how to do...
46:44Do not tell me
46:45how to do journalism, sir.
46:46My reporter
46:47has broken a big story.
46:49This is not done.
46:50The police has to answer
46:51the questions.
46:52of the nation,
46:52what you are trying to do.
46:53It is not.
46:54Do not tell us...
46:55Do not...
46:55Again, you are calling people
46:56you don't like anti-national.
46:58What do you mean?
46:59You will decide
47:00what is in the interest
47:01of the nation?
47:02You will decide
47:03what is in the interest
47:04of the nation.
47:04I am trying to give
47:05a breaking news.
47:06It is not totally unwarranted.
47:07It is totally unwarranted.
47:09It is irresponsible.
47:09I respect your viewpoint.
47:11I disagree with it.
47:12We respectfully disagree.
47:13That is the essence
47:14of democracy.
47:15You have had your say.
47:16I have had my say.
47:17I appreciate you joining us.
47:19Meanwhile,
47:19we are getting breaking news now.
47:21Sonam Vangchuk's
47:22latest message.
47:23Peace and only peace
47:24is my way.
47:25While at Jantar Mantar,
47:26the protests remain peaceful.
47:28I am pained to learn
47:29that elsewhere
47:29some anti-social elements
47:31are taking advantage
47:32of the peaceful protests
47:33to provoke violence.
47:34No matter what
47:35the other side does,
47:36our response must be
47:37only flowers.
47:38Gandhi Giri,
47:39please keep this tradition
47:40at all costs.
47:41That's the latest message
47:42that Sonam Vangchuk
47:44has sent.
47:46Welcome back.
47:47The Need Paper League protests
47:48are no longer confined
47:50to the national capital.
47:51The agitation spreading
47:52to several parts of the country,
47:53including Mumbai,
47:54where yesterday dramatic visuals
47:55of a young woman
47:57stopping a police van
47:58went viral,
47:59threatening
48:01here's
48:02our story
48:03or here's
48:03the story
48:04of Ria Ahir.
48:06Those are the images
48:07of Ria Ahir.
48:09She was stopping
48:09that police van
48:10carrying detained
48:11student protesters
48:12and that image
48:14during the Mumbai protests
48:15has gone viral.
48:17She's a model,
48:18an Instagrammer
48:19and an influencer.
48:22Okay,
48:22joining me now
48:23is Ria Ahir
48:24who's become,
48:25as I said,
48:26one of the protests,
48:27faces of the protests
48:28of the students
48:29certainly in Mumbai,
48:30the Gen Z protests
48:31because she was seen
48:33stopping that police van
48:34and taking that student detainees
48:36and getting them out.
48:37Ria,
48:38you've become quite a hero.
48:40Was this your Instagram moment
48:42you were looking for?
48:43What prompted you
48:44to go there
48:44and block the police van
48:46in the middle of the road?
48:50I am no hero.
48:52I am only a part
48:53of the nation
48:56which wants to be heard.
48:58That's it.
48:59And for me,
49:00when I was there,
49:01we all know
49:01what is happening
49:02around the world.
49:03Right now,
49:03it's not just about
49:04the students
49:05or need
49:05or,
49:06of course,
49:07they are important
49:08but also it's about
49:09the farmers,
49:09the Adivasis,
49:10the Dalits,
49:11the environment,
49:11the women,
49:12the animals.
49:12It's about everyone
49:13collectively as a nation
49:15how we are being deprived
49:16of our fundamental
49:17constitutional rights.
49:19But at that particular
49:20moment,
49:21ma'am,
49:21what prompted you
49:22to go there
49:23and stop the police van
49:24in the middle of the road?
49:25Was this a spontaneous act?
49:28Was it just,
49:29I want to go there
49:30and do this
49:31for the fellow
49:33Gen Z protesters?
49:37Because I was waiting
49:39for my friends
49:39inside the building.
49:40I could hear the sloganeers,
49:41I could hear the chants
49:42and I was like,
49:43I'm wasting my time here.
49:44I'm going to be with them.
49:45I can't wait
49:46for my friends any longer.
49:47I have to go be there.
49:48So I exited the building
49:49and I saw this entire scenario
49:51which everyone has seen
49:52what unfolded
49:53in front of me.
49:54How many students
49:54were actually
49:55stuffed inside that van?
49:57And for me,
49:59you know,
49:59I have,
50:00I'm there,
50:01I'm present there
50:01for this,
50:02for our rights.
50:03And me ignoring this
50:05and going for chanting,
50:06if I do that,
50:07I'm going to fade myself
50:08as a citizen.
50:09But do you think
50:10that celebrities
50:11in particular
50:11or even Aam Admi,
50:13you're a model
50:14on Instagram
50:14and an Instagrammer.
50:16Do you think
50:17each one of you
50:17out there
50:18needs to do
50:18much more
50:19come out,
50:19speak out
50:20at moments like this?
50:21It's no longer
50:22enough to have
50:23a chalta hai attitude
50:24to stay silent
50:25when they see
50:26students being detained
50:27in the manner
50:27or see incidents
50:28like this
50:29happening in front
50:30of them?
50:32You know,
50:33the message is
50:34clearly being heard
50:35and we all know
50:36that,
50:37why,
50:37you know,
50:38but if more people
50:39join,
50:40amazing,
50:40I have done my research
50:42about this
50:43and according to
50:43all the successful
50:46anarchies,
50:46basically,
50:48we need
50:49three to four percent
50:50of the people
50:51only.
50:51We don't need
50:52the entire nation
50:53also.
50:53We just need
50:53three to four
50:54percent of the people
50:55but given you
50:57have to have
50:57somebody,
50:58you know,
50:59in front of you
50:59who you are
51:00giving your
51:02demands to
51:02to be able
51:03to hear you.
51:04So,
51:04even if the
51:05whole nation
51:05screams,
51:06if the government,
51:07the ruling party
51:08is not going to
51:09take,
51:10you know,
51:10admission of the
51:11guilt or even
51:12accountability or
51:13have a conversation
51:14with us,
51:15nothing is going to,
51:16you know,
51:16problem is not
51:17going to solve
51:17itself.
51:18The problem is
51:18them and they
51:19have to come
51:19talk to us
51:20because we are
51:20trying our best
51:21to talk to them.
51:22basically what
51:23you are saying,
51:24the government
51:24of the day
51:24must be
51:25accountable,
51:26must listen
51:26to the voices
51:27of every
51:27Indian.
51:29Do you believe
51:29that this is,
51:30do you,
51:31for you,
51:32is it about
51:32whether Minister
51:33Dharmendra Pradhan
51:34should resign
51:35or are you
51:35just reflecting
51:37anger and
51:37anxiety of
51:39those who feel
51:40they are not
51:41being heard?
51:44Man,
51:45if I was a
51:46politician,
51:46I would be
51:48ashamed of
51:48myself to be
51:50having to tweet
51:51in the morning
51:52on Rahul
51:52Gandhi but
51:53not having
51:54to address
51:55the students
51:55as Union
51:57Education
51:57Minister who
51:58has failed
51:59the nation,
51:59the country.
52:01So,
52:01I mean,
52:01absolutely,
52:02I detest that
52:03person at
52:04this point.
52:05But do you
52:06believe,
52:06therefore,
52:06Gen Z,
52:07as perhaps you
52:08are called,
52:09have you all
52:09finally arrived
52:10politically?
52:11Everyone thought
52:11Gen Z is not
52:12interested in
52:13politics,
52:13not interested
52:14in public
52:14life,
52:15they are only
52:15interested in
52:16having a good
52:16time.
52:17How do you
52:18respond to that?
52:20We are not
52:21interested in
52:21politics still.
52:22We are
52:22interested in
52:23protecting our
52:24rights,
52:24we are
52:24interested in
52:25protecting our
52:26country.
52:26If anybody
52:27asks me,
52:28they have been
52:28asking me since
52:28morning,
52:29what are your
52:29political interests?
52:30My political
52:31interest is
52:32whatever protects
52:33this country.
52:34So,
52:35Gen Z,
52:35the Z in
52:36Gen Z is
52:36Ziddi and
52:37you can show
52:37them how
52:38Ziddi we are.
52:39If I wasn't
52:40sensitive,
52:41if I wasn't,
52:41you know,
52:42if I was weak,
52:43I wouldn't be
52:43there.
52:44I was sensitive,
52:45me being sensitive
52:46is what led to
52:47this entire
52:48movement,
52:48it caused
52:49the storm.
52:49I did not
52:50do it to be
52:50viral,
52:51I did not
52:51do it to be
52:52center of
52:52this.
52:53I just did
52:53it because
52:54my dad is
52:54in the
52:54army,
52:55my old
52:55khamdan is
52:56in the
52:56army,
52:57so courage
52:57runs in
52:58my blood.
52:59You know,
52:59I like the
53:00use of the
53:00word Ziddi.
53:02Z for
53:03Ziddi.
53:03You basically
53:04are telling me
53:05that Gen Z
53:05people are
53:06defiant.
53:07Once they've
53:07decided to do
53:08something,
53:08nothing can
53:09stop them.
53:09I can tell
53:09you my
53:10daughter is
53:11very much
53:11a Zen Z
53:12person.
53:12Sounds a
53:13bit like
53:13you,
53:13but is
53:14that what
53:14it is?
53:14Gen Z
53:15equals
53:15Ziddi.
53:18Absolutely.
53:19We have
53:19always heard
53:20you,
53:20adjust
53:20karo
53:21kai hai.
53:21It's
53:22okay,
53:22adjust
53:22karo.
53:23You know,
53:24that is
53:24what
53:25Milailis
53:25ever thought
53:25but we
53:26are here
53:26to rectify
53:27every
53:27mistake
53:28that has
53:28led to
53:28this.
53:30So,
53:31do you
53:31have any,
53:32does this
53:32Gen Z
53:32of which
53:33you are
53:33a part
53:34have any
53:34heroes?
53:35Who is
53:35your hero
53:36for example?
53:39My
53:39hero are
53:40my parents.
53:41Actually,
53:41they were
53:42so proud
53:42of me.
53:42I posted
53:43it on my
53:44Instagram
53:44a screenshot
53:45where my
53:45dad goes
53:46like,
53:47so,
53:50you know,
53:51my
53:51khanlan
53:52being in
53:52the army,
53:53they are
53:53my heroes.
53:53My mom,
53:54we do not
53:55give credit
53:55enough to
53:56like,
53:57housewives
53:57of the
53:57nation,
53:58of the
53:58grani
53:58of the
53:59nation,
53:59who
54:00are so
54:00saved.
54:01Their
54:01kids,
54:02their
54:02husband,
54:02their
54:02illness,
54:03their
54:03husband.
54:03So,
54:04the
54:04saved
54:04for the
54:05country
54:05comes
54:05from my
54:06mom,
54:06the
54:06support
54:06comes
54:07from
54:07my
54:07dad.
54:08The
54:08courage
54:08is
54:09mine
54:09and
54:09it's
54:12God's
54:12who I
54:13spoke
54:13to
54:13a
54:13short
54:13while
54:13ago.
54:14Good
54:14to have
54:14you
54:14on the
54:15show.
54:15Certainly
54:15that
54:16image
54:16will
54:16stick
54:17in
54:17the
54:17minds
54:17of
54:18people.
54:18That's
54:18about
54:18all
54:18that
54:19we
54:19could
54:19pack
54:19in.
54:19But let
54:19me
54:20say
54:20something
54:20as a
54:20final
54:21my
54:21take.
54:22When I
54:22see
54:22Rhea
54:22Ahi's
54:23story,
54:23I'm
54:23reminded
54:24of
54:24my
54:24own
54:25children
54:25who
54:26are
54:26also
54:26in
54:27many
54:27ways
54:27millennials,
54:28Gen Z,
54:28call them
54:29what you
54:29will.
54:30They
54:30are
54:31ziddi,
54:32defiant.
54:33They
54:34want to
54:34fight
54:34for what
54:35they
54:35believe
54:36is
54:36right.
54:36For
54:37much
54:37too
54:37long,
54:37we've
54:38underestimated
54:39in my
54:39view,
54:40Gen Z.
54:40We've
54:41thought that
54:41they're
54:41only here
54:42to have
54:42a good
54:43time.
54:43They're
54:43not
54:44really
54:44interested
54:44in
54:45politics.
54:45But as
54:46Rhea
54:46Ahir
54:47and others
54:47have shown,
54:48when they
54:49are pushed
54:49to the
54:50wall,
54:50they will
54:51find a
54:51way to
54:53have their
54:53voices
54:53heard.
54:54This
54:54is the
54:55Instagram
54:55generation.
54:56Every
54:57government
54:57across the
54:58world
54:58should be
54:59listening
55:00to the
55:00voices
55:01of this
55:02Instagram
55:02generation.
55:04Net
55:04net,
55:05don't take
55:06them for
55:06granted.
55:08Think about
55:08it.
55:09That was
55:11the news
55:11today.
55:12Thanks for
55:12watching.
55:13Bye for
55:13now.
55:14Jai
55:14Hin,
55:15Shubratri,
55:16goodnight.
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