00:00Let me take this back to my colleague Aishwarya Paliwal who is also with us on the broadcast
00:03trying to gather further details from government sources on how is one to read into the strategy
00:09exactly what I am trying to understand from you Aishwarya, what I asked you a short while ago
00:12because the messaging was very different until yesterday
00:15and today being said that the minister has put forth his resignation
00:19he has done this, not that he was asked to
00:27You know Susha, one thing is very very clear
00:29the government has heard what the students were saying
00:32the students were very very adamant
00:34and let's be honest, majority of the ones who are sitting at Janatar Mantar
00:38the people who came last Monday, majority of them are genuine students
00:42students who want accountability from the government
00:44and with this one step, the government has said that we are ready to give accountability
00:49we are ready to listen to what you have to say
00:52and this will also give out a stringent example
00:55this will also in fact become an example
00:57people will be very very sure about it
01:00that this is something which is not acceptable
01:03so it's a clear message, a strict message coming in from the top
01:06and it is the education minister Darbendur Pradhan who has now resigned
01:09he has also taken responsibility
01:11he did say in the letter, Suresha, that you know
01:14he did try to make sure that the number of seats get increased
01:17he also said that it was the entire education ministry
01:21which in fact was trying to make sure that things work in their favor
01:25unfortunately that was not the case
01:27he's taken responsibility for it
01:28and now we are seeing this resignation coming
01:30celebrations are taking place
01:32we will see the opposition parties also, Suresha, coming into it
01:36and the opposition parties will also be speaking about the fact
01:39that this is something which was needed
01:41and they will be patting themselves on the back
01:43because this is something that they were hoping for
01:45the government has now happened, the education minister has finally resigned
01:49Aishwarya, the other point also
01:50to how the government will be perceived
01:53in this entire chapter
01:55because are they on the back foot
01:58did they buckle under pressure
01:59or the other to say that they extended an olive branch
02:02they were receptive to what the people wanted
02:08well definitely, you know, there are no two ways about it
02:11the government was very, very receptive
02:12the students, all of them said in one voice
02:15what they want is accountability
02:17because, you know, Suresha, it is their future that we are speaking about
02:2122 lakh students gave the second need examination
02:24you can imagine the kind of pressure
02:26children are when they give competitive examinations
02:28especially in a country like us
02:30where half a mark can make a huge difference
02:33so the students have been speaking about it
02:35and they did say that it is not important
02:37that the first attempt
02:39that the second attempt rather is as good as the first one
02:43so this is something which is not acceptable
02:45the government also at the moment
02:46has been very, very clear in saying that
02:49yes, we have heard you
02:50and this is something which has culminated
02:52because it was a rather peaceful protest
02:54we all know that
02:55yes, there were certain elements in that crowd
02:58the people who were trying to break the kind of barricades
03:01that you are seeing right behind me
03:02so these barricades in fact were broken at several places
03:06but the end goal was not to disturb the government
03:09or, you know, to somehow burn public property
03:13that is something which was not the end goal
03:14the end goal was very clear
03:16A. we want accountability
03:17and we want to secure our future
03:19this is something that the government has heard
03:22and now they are saying
03:23that we have heard what you wanted to say
03:25this in fact has happened for the first time
03:27in the past 12 years
03:28so this is huge
03:29coming in
03:30the education minister
03:31resigning
03:32taking responsibility for it
03:33the government now
03:34in the talks
03:35which will happen
03:36in the next couple of minutes
03:38in that meeting
03:39the government will also say
03:40that yes, we have
03:41taken strict action
03:43you now need to climb down
03:44you need to believe us
03:45because that is something
03:46which was missing
03:47unfortunately, you know
03:48there was a trust gap
03:50that trust gap
03:51with this resignation
03:52hopefully
03:53is something that we will see
03:55being bridged
03:55we will see the students now
03:58speaking with the government
04:00and also saying
04:00that they also want
04:01different kind of assurances
04:02that also from
04:03what I understand at the moment
04:05will be coming in
04:06from the government
04:07so Aisha
04:08Right
04:09and Aishwarya
04:10the other thing
04:10of how there has been
04:12no formal statement yet
04:13from the opposition
04:15the Congress
04:16the Amadmi Party
04:17the Samajwadi Party
04:18and really to say
04:20that the resignation
04:21has just come in
04:22half an hour
04:23before the third round
04:24of talks
04:24with the CJP
04:26that is now
04:27at the Jantar Mantar
04:28in words
04:30resonating louder
04:31than it can be
04:34to say that
04:35yes, we have won
04:36this victory is ours
04:37and the credit goes
04:39to all the students
04:39and us
04:43Well, you know, Suresha
04:44one of the reasons
04:45why we are seeing
04:46these things unfolding
04:47is because
04:47there was a complete
04:48overhaul
04:49within the NTA
04:50also
04:5047 officials
04:52were removed
04:52just a couple of hours
04:54back
04:54late last evening
04:55so that was the action
04:57that was taken
04:57by the government
04:58but yes
04:58there was a sense
04:59in the government
05:00that this will not be enough
05:01because the CJP
05:03the students
05:03very, very clear
05:04this is not something
05:05that we want
05:06what the students
05:07wanted
05:07and what their main
05:08demand was
05:09the resignation
05:09of the education minister
05:11we were hearing
05:12that the government
05:14initially
05:15was hoping
05:16that the kind
05:16of assurances
05:17that they were
05:18giving out
05:19to the students
05:19those kind of
05:20assurances
05:21in fact
05:21would be heard
05:22and they were also
05:23hoping
05:23that
05:26the students
05:26would actually
05:27give them
05:28a little bit
05:28of time
05:29the students
05:29were very, very clear
05:30we do not want
05:31to give more time
05:31in fact
05:32let me tell you
05:32there was
05:33a call
05:33that was supposed
05:34to be given
05:35for the coming
05:36Monday
05:36just in case
05:37there was no resignation
05:38we could have seen
05:39across India
05:40students marching
05:41in protest
05:42asking for the resignation
05:43and this is not
05:44something which is
05:45confined to the
05:45national capital
05:46we have seen
05:47visuals coming in
05:48thousands of students
05:49students with just
05:50mobile phones
05:51in their hands
05:51asking for accountability
05:53and asking for the
05:54resignation of the
05:54education minister
05:55so that would have
05:56been the image
05:57coming Monday
05:58to prevent all that
05:59and to give out
06:00an assurance
06:00that yes
06:01we have heard you
06:02you need to trust us
06:03and this is the action
06:04that we have taken
06:05so Aisha
06:05and also Aishwarya
06:07since you have been
06:08covering parliament
06:09and we have seen
06:10the logjam
06:10all of this week
06:11in the monsoon session
06:13can we expect
06:14a constructive debate
06:16to happen on Monday
06:17on key bills
06:18most importantly
06:19the examination bill
06:20or even the
06:21one day matrim bill
06:22that the government
06:22has been pushing for
06:23before that Aishwarya
06:25breaking news
06:25just coming in
06:26we are quickly
06:26flashing those details
06:27Pradhan has tendered
06:28his resignation
06:29and Modi Shah
06:30who are in a key
06:32huddle
06:33these are the latest
06:33details that are
06:34just coming in
06:35of how after
06:36Dharmir Pradhan's
06:37resignation
06:39Modi and Shah
06:40are in a key
06:41huddle
06:41Nanda and
06:42Jitendra Singh
06:43are also to meet
06:44Amit Shah shortly
06:45those are details
06:46that are just
06:47coming in Aishwarya
06:47that Nanda and
06:49Jitendra Singh
06:50are to meet
06:50at Amit Shah's
06:51residence
06:52with the home
06:53minister
06:54what more are you
06:54picking up on this
06:58well you know
06:59this is a crucial
07:00meeting
07:00what needs to be
07:01done next
07:01because what I
07:02understand at
07:0311 o'clock on
07:04Monday in Lok Sabha
07:05the new bill
07:06the amended bill
07:07rather will be
07:08tabled
07:08the government
07:09will say that
07:09everything that
07:10we had promised
07:11fine up to
07:1210 crore rupees
07:13imprisonment up to
07:1410 years
07:15those are the
07:15kind of amendments
07:16that they had
07:17made in the
07:182024 bill
07:19they will be
07:20tabled sharp at
07:2111 o'clock
07:21and then there
07:22will be voting
07:23the government
07:23hopes that the
07:24opposition will
07:25support them
07:26in passing this
07:26bill because
07:31there is ever
07:32a leak in case
07:33there is ever
07:33paper leak that
07:34happens of any
07:35sort
07:36Aishwarya important
07:37there because
07:373.30 is the
07:38designated time for
07:39the third round
07:40of talks to
07:41happen between
07:41the CJP and
07:42the government
07:43and of course
07:43representing the
07:44government are
07:45J.P. Nanda and
07:46Jitendra Singh who
07:47also held the
07:47second round of
07:48meeting with the
07:50CJP
07:50Jitendra Singh
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