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00:00Hello and welcome to the 5 Live. Thank you for staying tuned to India Today Television.
00:04I am Pooja Shali. Hope you are having a lovely relaxing time a day after Diwali.
00:08First, the headlines.
00:10The top stories that are coming in, it's all on 5 Live.
00:14Delhi wakes up, too toxic here sadly after the festival.
00:18AQI discrepancy reported in Delhi NCR.
00:21India Today also did a ground reality check on the night.
00:24Revealing firecracker rule was flouted and how.
00:27Political blame game erupting. BJP blames Punjab.
00:30Opposition targets Delhi government.
00:36Shockingly in Punjab, stubble burning cases continues to rise.
00:39Record 1,152 farm fires were reported on a single day in Punjab.
00:44Punjab recorded in total 4,459 cases.
00:47Punjab DGP however claims Perali cases have reduced.
00:57Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari defending Rai Gunjan count of suspected rape and murder accused says,
01:02Criminals will get bullets, not Rasugullas, if they attack the cops.
01:07TMC accuses BJP of spreading Jungle Ranch.
01:15Congress Chief Malikarjun Tharge sent out a Diwali greeting that became a political firecracker.
01:21Describing the festival of the Kavali as Eid of happiness.
01:25BJP accusing Congress of anti-Sanath and politics and appeasement.
01:29AIMIM also slams Diwali Eid comparison, alleging political motives ahead of UP polls.
01:34Congress, though defending the party president who said Eid of happiness for Diwali,
01:39said Eid is only the meaning and a synonym for celebration and festival.
01:54Malayalam superstar Mamouti meeting Keralam BJP Vice Chief faces backlash from the left over this photo op.
02:01Left netizens are slamming Mamouti saying he's now happily posing with BJP Vice Chief of Keralam.
02:13But the biggest shocking and sensational international story has been about this illicit affairs scandal
02:18rocking NVIDIA CEO Jensen Wang, who are admitting to affair with the suspected Chinese spy Alice Wong.
02:25NVIDIA says, though company secrets have not been compromised, China dismissing allegations of spying.
02:42The pollution of course already was there, but after a night of festivities, it has turned to more smog.
02:49Early this morning, toxic air was felt, witnessed and of course much worse,
02:53especially for the vulnerable people, not just in Delhi, but also NCR and other cities as well.
02:58Well, the festival of lights may have concluded, but it's the aftermath that many are dealing with
03:03and the scale of the pollution spike is alarming.
03:06I'm going to take you through different portals of data that's coming in and let's go one by one.
03:11AQI.in, which is a private portal, the data there says Delhi's AQI stood at about 663 at 8am this
03:19morning.
03:20But the staggering peak was reported at 1.31am at 1,331 of AQI.
03:29There was clearly a hazardous mix of smoke, visibility took a hit across several areas as well,
03:34but because it possibly many have said that there was a wind, a cool breeze as well,
03:39that by late morning that started to drift away.
03:42The CPCB's monitoring data painted a grim picture as well.
03:47At least 15 monitoring stations across Delhi recorded AQI levels that were clearly above 400.
03:52Capital City's overall AQI stood at 366 at about 6am, which means very poor category when it comes to AQI.
04:01Remember amid all of this, celebrations fair and square.
04:04But the fact is definitely the use of firecrackers have added to already what was there as pollution and as
04:10smog.
04:10And all of this is turning into a political blame game as well.
04:15Let's take a look at the special report.
04:42This is the cause of firecrackers.
04:45As it turns out, the firecrackers will rise again.
04:47This is also the firecrackers.
04:48While the firecrackers were up for a堡, there were a firecrackers even at 1.3am,
04:50I'm going through it, and now it's all the firecrackers.
04:52I want to say my competitors to this,
04:53because they do not destroy it,
04:55y'all in the evening,
04:56say they will not destroy it,
04:57but the firecrackers were mostly angry at 1.30am.
04:59This is a firecrackers that have a good,
05:00and the firecrackers were opened.
05:01The firecrackers will be opened in the air,
05:02and the firecrackers were moved by and the firecrackers.
05:07that you should check on the phone record and you should check on the people who are in the same
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05:14If you are in the same way, you should check on the jail.
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07:51ITO, the PM2.5 was 994, but the AQI was 407.
07:56My question here is that how can a higher PM2.5 clock a lower AQI
08:02compared to a lesser PM2.5 clock a higher AQI?
08:07This is two analysis of, say, ITO versus the Dwarkai station.
08:11So clearly there's some answering on the part of how are we actually calculating our pollution,
08:16how are we relaying the data.
08:18And the reason I say that, Pooja, yes, a lot of people say,
08:21that we always put the camera when the Diwali night comes in, fair so.
08:25But the question also is that even when Diwali is not there,
08:28is the pollution data actually giving us real-time understanding?
08:32Because now, for a lot of us, with children, with elderly individuals...
08:34There has to be a transparency that must come in on this regardless.
08:38And that's a fair point.
08:39That's our research that has been done by our colleagues through the night.
08:42But also, Shreya, as we toss across to your reports, give us a background.
08:46Why were you there on the streets, not at 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m., but 11
08:53p.m. and beyond?
08:54And what did you find?
08:56Well, Pooja, primarily the reason was that I wanted to wait till the cracker timeline permission was over,
09:02which was 10 p.m.
09:03And when I saw that people were still busting crackers,
09:06I decided that I need to hit the ground and see what's happening, really.
09:09Also, this is also your peak time.
09:11Your peak pollution levels are clocking.
09:13How is our system working?
09:15We have 337 anti-smog guns in the national capital.
09:18Not a single one did I spot on the roads when the pollution level peaked with PM 2.5 around
09:252000.
09:26That is also the reason why I decided to see whether our system is working on the ground or not.
09:30How are we managing our data?
09:32Because there have been reports of blank spots of data not being transmitted.
09:36And unfortunately, Pooja, that's exactly what I found on the ground.
09:39There were discrepancies in the way we were giving data.
09:42There were discrepancies on the fact that there were not even the system.
09:46For example, basic anti-smog guns, water sprinklers were not there on the ground.
09:51Why do we have this system in place when on the most polluted night?
09:56I will call it the most polluted night.
09:58Because with crackers adding to an already contributing factor of vehicular emission and stubble burning,
10:03it clubbed on to something close to 2000.
10:06So, let's play out those ground reports by Shreya Chatterjee.
10:10Because remember, the Supreme Court had said, burst the firecrackers between 8 to 10 PM.
10:15Were firecrackers burst after that also?
10:18And to what extent?
10:19And what happened when Shreya Chatterjee confronted her family,
10:22asking them why even till midnight they are bursting the firecrackers?
10:26What did she find?
10:28It's Diwali night and it's way past 11 PM, way past the time till which crackers were allowed.
10:38But you can hear the noise around me and crackers are still going up.
10:43Norms are being flouted left, right and center.
10:46And it's unfortunate.
10:49But you know, just look at what this AQI monitoring station is clocking right now.
10:54This is Dwarka sector 8.
10:56PM 2.5 level above 1500.
11:00The PM 10 level above 2000.
11:03That is something which should scare all of us.
11:07Yes, Delhi was already polluted.
11:10Yes, there are multiple other contributing factors.
11:13But when you know that your city is polluted, you do not do worse.
11:18So, you can see that it is way past 11.
11:23This is what?
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11:27People are still bursting crackers.
11:32Norms are always flouted.
11:35And we never see something which is under control or anything which people can actually moderate.
11:42We will actually ask them that, you know, why are they still bursting crackers after?
11:46More, the timeline of, say, 10 PM.
11:51We will go and ask a few of them.
11:52I don't know what I thought but it's not that I don't enjoy it
11:58I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know
12:16I don't know
12:22They said they have every right to celebrate Dipavli the way it has been done and firecrackers is what is
12:36most enjoyed by children.
12:38Farmers also maintained they also have to burn and want to burn the stubble and do not want to take
12:43up options
12:44because Punjab recorded the highest number of farm fires on Diwali night, 1,152.
12:49In total over 4,000 farm fires were reported.
12:52What was Punjab and especially areas like Tantaran and Ferozpur looking like?
12:56Here's the report.
13:00Rising AQI levels in Delhi NCR and is Punjab being blamed more so?
13:05Both politically as well as several people have pointed out.
13:09But it's also on Diwali day where a record 4459 instances of stubble burning as cumulative figures turn out.
13:18And 1152 is the number of one day stubble burning which is just about in the last 24 hours.
13:26These many cases have come in.
13:28So this is where what we can show you instances of stubble burning.
13:32Now as far as Punjab government is concerned and even the Punjab police DGP is concerned,
13:37they're saying the Parali protection force has been put in but it's a small marginal farmers.
13:42Now subsidy has been given, machinery has been put in place.
13:45They've been asked that the stubble burning instances should stop.
13:49So education being imparted but many also pointing out that stubble burning is not the sole cause of pollution.
13:58It may be some bit and even that by many would say is a long shot from Punjab
14:06because they're saying there are other states like Haryana, Uttar Pradesh which surround Delhi and are closer in proximity
14:13blaming these other states for stubble burning saying Punjab is being unnecessarily being dragged.
14:21But when it comes to a number of cases there seems to be an 80% drop as far as
14:27these cases are concerned.
14:29And remember towards the fag end almost 90% of harvest is complete.
14:34So that means that what we're going to see in the next few days is a huge spike in stubble
14:39burning
14:39because now is the next crop which will be sown.
14:43And this is where the farmers playing a very important part in Punjab.
14:48But many would say it's not right to blame just Punjab farmers for this.
14:53With camera person Amand Gupta, this is Kamaljeet Sandhu in Mohali for India Today.
14:57Now we're going to the market in the khaliyan here.
14:59Now we're going to the market here.
14:59Look at this.
15:00Then we're talking about this.
15:01There are people who are disappointed.
15:03What do you think there is a solution?
15:05What is the solution?
15:05Every time the farmers, people who are responsible for the time of Punjab,
15:08they become responsible for the time of Punjab farmers.
15:11Actually, farmers are not woken up.
15:15They are now woken up.
15:17When they are woken up, they will not be woken up.
15:21When they are woken up, they will be a waste of time.
15:24There are woken up.
15:33I am a member of the agriculture, food processing, animal husbandry committee.
15:43I am a chairman of 30 members of the MP.
15:45I am a chairman of the MP.
15:48We have recommended that farmers have 500 rupees per quintal.
15:57They are the best of the work of the government.
16:02Why do you do it?
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17:05kia dawalit ke din sham ko aisa kishe o gaya ki 7 tarik ko 6 tarik ko ar 5 tarik
17:09ko keval 100
17:10jagohon pa parali jalti hai aur thik diwalit ke din sham ko 1200 jagohon pa parali jalti hai
17:1510 guna kaishe pahdh gaya akda iska mtlab hai ki joh humarere paas phone aar hai thay
17:19Punjab se kisanon ke ki aag lagwai jara hai koji aar hai aur aag laga ke bhaag raha hai
17:25aur jab log kisan aapnay gharo me perivar ke saad diwali manah raya hai
17:29uchso manah raya hai uchso manah raya hai us wakt unke khetou ko jalaaya jara hai
17:53So we decided to find out if there was a comparison between the two nights, eight and nine
17:59especially before and after the festival. Delhi residents on the morning of 9th of November
18:03this morning woke up to a thick blanket of smoke. Visibility had significantly reduced
18:08across Delhi. Pollution levels did soar after the celebration especially because of the
18:12firecrackers. Look at the images on your screen. October 30th and the 9th of November. The
18:18difference that two to three days and of course this is over a week now that did happen. Firecrackers
18:24were burst across several parts of the city, well beyond permitted hours, adding to an
18:29already worsened air quality. AQI in Delhi had slived into hazardous category, fresh concerns
18:35about the impact of post-festival pollution on public health. Look at these photographs.
18:40These are the landmarks of national capital Delhi, whether it is the President's Estate, Central
18:46Delhi, this is South Delhi, other areas as well, toward the Humayi Storm about what the morning
18:53looked like compared to a week back on 30th October.
19:01So now we know that the pollution was higher. But how high was it? That is still not clear
19:07because there is a certain discrepancy that has come out in the data readings. And as our
19:11team was tracking through the night and early this morning, a high-tech digital display, look
19:15at that. Outside the Indian Med Department showed Delhi's AQI at 143. Now that as you can see
19:24on your screen, but what about other control, the Pollution Control Board for example also,
19:29that is when we look at that data, that crossed about 400, between 300, 45 to 400. That was
19:36the number that had come on the screens. How can the margin be so much? And that is what has
19:43now raised a bigger question. Moderate category, or is it severe category, or is it hazardous as
19:49well? The difference of nearly 200 points does not make sense. The readings have left Delhi residents
19:55questioning the wide gap, the concerns over it as well. And what does one really believe then?
20:02The AQI is something that has been talked about today since yesterday was Diwali, and it was expected
20:07that the AQI could increase by multiple folds. And since morning, there has been a lot of confusion
20:12as to what is the exact data of the air quality index out here in the national capital. On one
20:17hand, where some opposition leaders have gone ahead and claimed on social media that the AQI
20:21had crossed 3,000. On the other hand, the government data shows something absolutely else. This morning
20:27at approximately 5 a.m., the AQI of the national capital was around 3.66. But over here, I am
20:33standing outside the Mausambhavan or the Indian Meteorological Department. And this board that
20:39is stationed over here is actually managed by the Delhi Pollution Control Board. But over here,
20:43you can see that the AQI says 143, which is moderate. And this is government data that has
20:47come to the fore. And it is absolutely shocking to note at this point in time that the AQI is
20:52being shown as 143 in moderate category. On the other hand, if I could show you the official
20:58government data, this is of DPCC, Delhi Pollution Control Board, All India AQI dashboard, we have
21:05selected the station that is IMD Lodi Road, where the meteorological department is situated.
21:11And here, the AQI shows 342, which is multiple times than what the AQI is being shown over here.
21:19The larger question that still remains as to what is the actual AQI? On whose data should
21:24people believe, because the AQI has definitely deteriorated. There are no two ways about it.
21:30The AQI over here states 143, which means that it is in the moderate category and thinning fog in
21:38patches, which means there are patches of fog that has engulfed the national capital. So this is the
21:44data that is being shown over here. But the data that is being shared from the side of the Central
21:50Pollution Control Board, it clearly states that the AQI out here at Lodi Road is above 300,
21:57is around 342, which means that it is in the very poor category. So whose data is real,
22:03why the data that is outside one of the most important and prominent places when it comes
22:08to fighting pollution is actually somewhere or the other seems to be fussed, because 143 AQI,
22:14a day after Diwali, almost seems to be a dream that could come true eventually or might not come
22:20true ever. With video journalist Logitra Pandey, this is Anshul Singh for India today.
22:26Well, let me not only bring you sad negative news when it comes to, of course,
22:30while the reality of the festivities. It was, after all, the Diwali festival. It was celebrated
22:35not just in India, but in our neighborhood as well. So I have a special mention.
22:40Diwali celebrations lit up Karachi, Pakistan. Remember that the Hindu minority in Pakistan is below
22:473 percent. Could be much lower. But this time, coming out in the open, these Hindu worshippers
22:52gathering at the Sri Swaminarayan temple to celebrate the festival of lights. The celebrations
22:58featured prayers, puja ceremonies, fireworks and colorful Rangoli decorations as well. Homes and
23:03temples of the Hindus were illuminated with lights. Courtyards adorned with intricate Rangoli patterns.
23:08Men, women, children participating in the festivities. Hindu priests seen playing the drum during the
23:13rituals. And remember, at this point, the fact that the ancient festival as much of Pakistan, which
23:20was Swamili India, where the Hindu population lives in Sindh province, they continue to hold fort
23:25and thus several temples in Karachi, which nested the Diwali celebrations.
23:53Let's start with Uttar Pradesh, one of the most important states when it comes to elections.
23:59Let's start with Uttar Pradesh, one of the most important states when it comes to elections.
24:01And the reason is, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has thrown down the gauntlet,
24:05demanding Akhilesh Yadav first apologize, before he decides to visit Ayodhya on the 12th of December.
24:11And that apology shouldn't just come for the devotees of Lord Ram, but also saints and sears.
24:16Akhilesh Yadav, though, has hit back. The SP chief is questioning, why has Yogi Adityanath been silent on
24:22the alleged Chandachori that happened, and saying also that nobody needs Chief Minister's political
24:29permission to visit Ayodhya, and that it's BJP basically fearful that because of his visit,
24:34the SP will get all the votes. The BJP, meanwhile, has dismissed Akhilesh's proposed visit as political
24:40theatre, questioning the sudden interest of Akhilesh Yadav in Lord Ram, insisting that Samajwadi
24:45party has no moral right to even offer prayers at the Ram temple. And of course, he knows what he
24:50has
24:51said in the backdrop of when the Samajwadi party was in the government, and there was this whole
24:57fight and movement by the Karsavaks. BJP leaders are challenging Akhilesh Yadav to apologize before he
25:04visits to Ayodhya.
25:08Kucz Biyaanath, which was the right thing, who was the right thing to do, he was the right thing,
25:13because of the fact that Ram Janiah was the right thing, and the exact same thing,
25:19because of the people who were saying that, Ram Ram Ram Ramam, the right thing,
25:20they couldn't be a bad thing. But it was the right thing to say that the Kimah
25:24was the right thing, because of the fact that this is the right thing.
25:26Yogi Jai, his first tweet that was, that Akhilesh Yadav has sent you, that this
25:31but this situation is going to be happening now they are saying that they have been leading
25:35these things that we will do the rest of the world and we will not let Ram Ji's loot
25:42here and now the 12 December will be coming to the Ayodhya country here in order to do
25:47this.
25:48In Ayodhya, there is no one can come.
25:50It is a god's country.
25:52But here we have to come with a divine spirit.
25:57Thank you very much.
26:24Thank you very much.
32:53Samajwadi Party chiefindi'.
32:57were raised now. But this time
32:59when he has been declared that he will
33:01go with the family
33:03and Ayodhya visit, so it is
33:04just most of things which we can
33:07say that ahead of 2027
33:09election, it is the most important for
33:11Samajwadi party because he just
33:13And nevertheless, Ashish, the fact that Samajwadi
33:15party chief is finally
33:17visiting the Ram temple ahead of
33:19the elections also, of course, speaks a lot about
33:21what he believes possibly could be
33:22associated with upcoming elections
33:24as people are clearly watching what is
33:26the strategy of Samajwadi party
33:28Meanwhile, at Panchayat Aajtak
33:30in Ayodhya, Chief Minister Yogi Adityan
33:33during this exclusive conversation with
33:34India Today Aajtak, spoke at length
33:36also about the SIR controversy
33:38what the opposition is saying about it
33:40the electoral losses that has come in
33:42for the opposition, all that and more
33:44in this special conversation
33:59The question is, what is the
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34:07siri r ke zariye ghandbari hui dousera kiye akra kiise aapko aya
34:12dikhe madata suchi saba ke pas hai
34:16pehle ki madata si r ke pehle ki madata suchi bhi
34:20aur si r ke baad
34:22jo madata suchi aiyo wabhi sab ke pas hai
34:25hai hame nne is baat ku tisleye kaha
34:28joh log dust perchar kar raha hai
34:30dekhe iske dhu pehlo bhoat sposte hai
34:33eek chunau jit gaya
34:37toh unka pursaart
34:40har gaya toh ebm dousi
34:42pehli baar ebm ko dousi theraaya
34:47douseri baar sir ko dousi theraaya
34:50bihar mein vote chori yatra nikalhi gai thi
34:56vote adhikar yatra nikalhi gai thi
34:58alag-alag rajao mei lok alag-alag
35:01prakar ka eek propaganda karke mahol ko
35:04khraap karne ka kuchy priyaas kar raha
35:07hee joh propaganda hai
35:10eek
35:11vaasto mei satcha hi nahi hai
35:14yu-pi ki satcha hi kya hai
35:15kiyo akhle siadu akhle siadu ko bolo na
35:18maang karei ki sir waapas li liya jai
35:20ho maang nahi karei ga
35:22is lehen ni maang karei ga
35:23kio ki yu-pi ke indar sir ke pahle
35:26jitne muslim madata thay
35:28un muslim madatao mei
35:30one five and six five percent ki
35:31biradhi hoi hai
35:33sir ke baad
35:34sir ke baad
35:35mei aapki secularism
35:37aur aapki
35:38us paribhaša
35:39ke baare mei
35:39jana na chati yun
35:40kyunki
35:40aap keatayin ki
35:4165 laag
35:42garibu ko
35:43awaz
35:43muftarashan
35:44chalye
35:44daytay
35:45vakt
35:45aapne kubhi
35:45kisi se
35:46jati
35:46mazhab
35:46nahi
35:47puchha
35:47haay
35:48par
35:55banchit
35:56ke sade
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36:14tushti kand
36:14kisi ka
36:15nahi
36:15kari
36:15that sarkar kisiki nazaayat on baathoon ko jho samaj ko nukstan pehenchane walah ho raashti ki
36:24chhti karne walah ho raashti ki ekta ko raashti ki suraqsa mea sen lagane walah ho
36:28usko kubhishvikaar nahi karay ge
36:30or ishi liye assi aur 20 isliye meinne kaha
36:36ki deshi ki major priority senghiya iasi hai jho suraqsa ke liye susasaan ke liye
36:41और संब्रिदी के लिए पूरी तप्रता के साथ कारे कर रही है
36:45लेकिन एक तपका ऐसा भी है
36:48जो सुरक्सा में सेंद लगाने के लिए
36:50उपद्रों के मौकों को ढूंडता है
36:52और मुझे लगता है
36:54कि उस बीश को इसलिए हमने साइड में किया है
36:57कि नहीं वही
36:58तुम अगर इस एजेंडे के साथ जुड़ते हो
37:01जो सुरक्सा संब्रिदी और सुसासन के लिए कारे कर रहा है
37:04तो अच्छी बात है
37:06लेकिन तुमने अगर भारत की परंपरा
37:08भारत की मापुरसों
37:10भारत की तिर्थस्तलों
37:11भारत की आस्ता को खिलवाड करने का प्रियास क्या
37:14सनातन को अपमानित करने का प्रियास क्या
37:16तो ये हमेश श्विकारे नहीं
37:18और उन इस्तितियों में हम आपके साथ
37:20किसी भी प्रकार से खड़े नहीं हो सकते
37:22उसी बात के लिए को लेकर के लोग चिंतित हैं
37:25But I think this will be 80-20 voters which will be 80-50 voters,
37:36which will be the Russian-speaking and Russian-speaking,
37:41and also the Russian-speaking, and also the Russian-speaking,
37:44foreign
38:36News coming in from the border state of Punjab.
38:38The PCS paper leak issue has now turned controversial as well and knocked the doors of the Home Minister Amit
38:44Shah.
38:44Students have approached Home Minister Amit Shah via Rajya Sabha MP from BJP Tarun Chogh.
38:49They are demanding immediate resignation of the PPSC chairperson, immediate removal and rotation of examination secretary,
38:55disclosure of complete tenure record, complete reconduct of the means paper of the PPSC
39:02and this is the High Court monitoring is what they are demanding as well.
39:06So are we going to witness a repeat? Remember whether it was about the NET examination,
39:10then the Jharkhad state entrance examinations as well and now the PCS which is the Punjab state civil services examination
39:18as well
39:19has now come under the spotlight with students who are demanding a complete re-examination of PPSC.
39:26I want to immediately go across to Aseem Bassi. Aseem, so tell me more about how big this issue is
39:30in the state and now reaching the door of Home Minister.
39:33Well, there is one Punjab Public Service Commission which conducts the examination of the PCS Punjab Service Services and as
39:40soon as the result of the PCS mains came a few days back,
39:43next day only, certain students came up and they started questioning the evaluation. We spoke to certain students as well
39:49and they said they were not happy with the evaluation system.
39:51They said that we want a re-evaluation and also a CBI probe into entire this. Although they didn't say
39:58that they are spelling any scam in this, but they said that the way the result has come,
40:02there is a pattern that certain students sitting in a sequence have passed in various centres. The students who were,
40:09say, seating in regular role numbers, regular seating in a sequence were passed.
40:14So they question this and the overall broad picture is they are questioning the evaluation process, they are demanding re
40:20-evaluation and a CBI probe into this entire examination which has been conducted.
40:24All right, thank you very much for now. Aseem Bassi with all the latest about now. Is the next big
40:29movement going to be in the body state of Punjab?