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00:00Good evening and welcome to 5 Live. I'm Pooja Shali. Stay tuned because the big focus that's coming in is
00:06with regard to pollution.
00:07And it's not simply about who said what or what is the data. India today brings you a special investigation.
00:13The top story on 5 Live is going to be how pollution norms have gone up in smoke.
00:20It is our special investigation team bringing you this thing, Operation.
00:25Also, there is some good news though that's coming in.
00:27It's the Namo Yamuna River Safari for Delhi residents.
00:31That's right, you can go for a cruise now within Delhi City and with regard to Yamuna River.
00:37Parts of it which have now been cleaned by the Delhi government.
00:40In other news, in Uttar Pradesh, election-bound state Samajwadi parties defending 1990,
00:45firing on car savags saying it was necessary to protect the constitution and not have a civil war.
00:52Let's begin then first with the headlines.
00:58Prime Minister Modi, government's minister's sharp attack on Sonia Gandhi memoir that has hit the stands.
01:04Says Sonia Gandhi wept over the Barbary mosque, demolition and the Batla House encounter.
01:08But no tears for Sanatani, citizens, armed forces.
01:12BJP Coroner's Sonia Gandhi asking, why was she silent when Ram Bhaqs were gunned down?
01:32Showdown over Samajwadi party MP's remarks on 1990 firing that killed 15 car savags.
01:38And while the car savags and their family members are speaking up now against this comment,
01:43even Mohamed Habib, a car savag, though from the Muslim community, said the situation at that time did not warrant
01:49a firing.
01:50It was done for political means.
01:52BJP demands apology from Akhilesh Yadav before visiting Ayodhya in December.
02:01Multiple murders in Tamil Nadu on Diwali Day.
02:04Former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin calling Vijay government incompetent,
02:07saying he's a part-time chief minister and a full-time content creator, unable to resolve law and order.
02:17There was at least a slight relief for Delhi residents from pollution,
02:21where the Delhi Air Quality Index is better than yesterday but still very poor.
02:24Traders say crackers simply are being demonised for pollution.
02:28BJP vs. Amadli party blame game continues.
02:35But why is there no option available to the stubble burning issues in Punjab?
02:39Over 4,600 stubble cases, 800-plus FIRs.
02:43No end to Punjab farm fires despite government action.
02:50The biggest international story in the tech world right now.
02:54Nvidia CEO garnering Trump's support.
02:57The US president defending Huang in China's fighet allegations,
03:00saying he believes that Huang did not know that the woman in the relationship was a spy.
03:06Beijing also rejecting the espionage allegations.
03:38China's fighetcja 919
03:39Let's begin on 5 Live, the top story that clearly impacts everyone equally, and that's pollution.
03:44Delhi residents and NCR as well did wake up to a slight improvement when it came to air quality index,
03:51but this may be short-lived. It's not like there's a massive margin. Details on your screen.
03:556 a.m., Delhi's overall AQI stood at 311.
03:58It is down, though, from 367 recorded on the morning after Diwali.
04:03But it's still in the very poor category, and weather conditions don't look very helpful as well.
04:08The Met Department has given out a forecast. What is the forecast then?
04:12There will be no rainfall, according to the forecast, across Delhi NCR until 15th of November, five more days to
04:19go.
04:19The wind speed also expected to remain low, which is 5 to 15 kilometers,
04:24so it's not going to be a massive difference in helping dispersing the pollutants.
04:28Delhi sadly recorded the most polluted Diwali night in five years, average AQI touching 376.
04:35Also remember, it appears, according to the data received, that since 2021,
04:40the festival evening this time in 2026 recorded the worst AQI.
04:44But the question that we've been asking,
04:46while firecrackers do add on, yes, surely, to the pollution,
04:51is it the primary reason?
04:53Is it the main reason? Because many say, why blame the festivities of it?
04:57But what is the difference then, that we are heading to this airpocalypse as well?
05:03Also, the CTI, the trade and industry body, say, stop blaming only the firecrackers,
05:07which is not the sole culprit.
05:09Let's bring in other pollution sources as well.
05:11Sit on the table, focus on broader resolutions.
05:17The CTI has written a letter that has become a trend, a fashion that has become a trend,
05:22that every year, the people who are passing on,
05:25make the villain, make the villain, make the villain, make the villain,
05:27and make the other decisions.
05:28Don't worry about the 8th November, the 8th November of the day,
05:31the 9th November of the day, the AQI has also passed the 300th of December.
05:35The 10th November of the day, the AQI has also passed the AQI,
05:37there is no production.
06:00Let me bring in my colleague Shreya Chatterjee who was out and about at Diwali night to get
06:05you the latest and the reality check of what really was happening and then what are these
06:09mornings looking like? Shreya, what is your understanding? What is this evening looking like?
06:13Is it better? What do you feel? And my point is there are anti-smoke guns. There are a lot
06:18of
06:18measures that have been taken. Diwali is over. Why is there still this toxic, hazy air?
06:26Well, you know, it's about the wind favourability. Today morning as well because we saw some
06:31movement actually of the easterly winds, we did see that the air quality improves a certain bit
06:36to the poor category at some places. Some places still hovered down very poor.
06:41With this kind of weather condition continuing, pollution cannot completely be escaped from
06:46the national capital. There has to be some more stringent action on the policy so far as tackling
06:51it. We were talking about it yesterday as well because it's right. It's not just Diwali crackers,
06:56vehicle emission, dust particles, construction particles, all these couples up for pollution.
07:01So we need a more strict, stringent measure on the ground because we can't just depend on
07:06to see whether the air quality in the national capital is improving or not.
07:09So a quick question then, Shreya. Do you see this as a political issue, an election issue
07:14that as people are outraging, that politicians will also be impacted with it? Do you think
07:19that could be of measure here?
07:21Well, you know, pollution should be a political issue, but this is something we have done online
07:26about one party versus another. We see what about three. We really don't see any solution
07:30on the ground. We've had Ahmadineh Party government in the past. We have the BJP now in the national
07:35capital. Anywhere across the country, I think pollution is a real issue. And more than politics
07:40for personal gains, we need real solution on the ground.
07:43We know that everyone's impacted, whether it's a VVIP or a poor person out on the streets.
07:48We're all breathing that same toxic air. Think of the vulnerable categories, whether
07:52it comes to animals or human beings, children or elderly, everyone's impacted. Shreya, I
07:57appreciate you joining us for all the latest on this.
08:01And now, ladies and gentlemen, on the Five Live, India today decided to go undercover and
08:07find out and to find out the reality about one big primary issue that even the court has
08:12said is a massive pollution source, which is vehicular pollution. Delhi is choking on
08:18toxic air. Grab restrictions are enforced. What is one of the top restrictions of the
08:23grab? BS4 diesel buses are banned to enter, especially into Delhi. But are those restrictions
08:29being enforced? India today's special investigation operations smog syndicate uncovered that banned
08:35buses are running on the streets of Delhi. Payments, contacts, networks of settings stretching
08:43from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh and other states as well across North India. Traffic signals
08:48to police checkpoints. Every stop appears to have a price. Who is protecting the operators?
08:54Who is taking the money? Why is pollution enforcement so difficult? Is it corruption? Is it negligence?
09:00India today's Nitin Jen gets you this very special report. Watch carefully.
09:18As pollution rises in Delhi, grab restrictions come into force. Questions are also raised about
09:25banning BS4 diesel buses. But our investigation uncovered a network where bus operators claim
09:32that whether it's a BS4 bus or a pollution ban, their vehicles will keep running in Delhi.
09:39How? Who will give this guarantee? And is a complete system of entry and quote-unquote setting
09:46operating for buses from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh? We approached operators saying we had bought a bus
09:53bus and wanted to start a new route from Delhi to Deopan. We clearly stated that our bus was a
09:592015 model
10:00BS4 diesel bus. At a time when action is taken against vehicles in the name of pollution,
10:06we asked the operators how our bus would run in Delhi. During this inquiry, we met Asif and his partner
10:13Nadeem. Both are seasoned operators in the Dugga Mari or illegal interstate bus business.
10:19We made it clear to both of them on multiple locations that our vehicle was BS4. Would it be able
10:25to run?
10:26Listen to their replies.
10:56How do we cut these two months?
11:22How do we cut these two months?
11:27How do we cut these two months?
11:29How do we cut these two months?
11:31How do we cut these two months?
11:38Nadeem and Asif claim there will be no problem running a BS4 bus.
11:42But our conversation did not end there.
11:45Asif, who runs buses on different routes from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh, claims that everything
11:50from Delhi to Bagpat, Shamli and Devopanth can be set.
12:11Asif explained the full calculation from Delhi entry all the way to the Uttar Pradesh routes.
12:17According to him, the cost for bus entry in Delhi was stated as Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 70,000.
12:24He also detailed alleged payments at Delhi traffic signals, police posts and RTO.
12:51To identify the buses, alleged identifiers are also put.
12:55Asif claims there are marks for both Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
12:58Once the mark is applied, the bus number gets registered and operations continue every month through payments.
13:06In the Uttar Pradesh, he also used to kill Delhi.
13:08No, I thought it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:14And Delhi also killed the Uttar Pradesh.
13:16Yes, it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:17Yes, it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:18Yes, it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:19As far as the car is still there, it's a Uttar Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
13:25Yes, it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:34Yes, it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:37Yes, it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:39Yes, it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:41Yes, it was a Uttar Pradesh.
13:42Not just Delhi, alleged payments were also described on the Uttar Pradesh side.
13:47Beyond Khajuri, several police posts and RTOs come up till Ghaziabad, Bagpat and Deopat.
13:53According to Asif, by paying different amounts at these places, arrangements can be made to let the bus pass without
14:00hindrance.
14:15We asked how the buses still managed to get through despite such strict checking.
14:20Asif said that talking directly to officers costs more while getting the work done through him can reduce the amount.
14:27If you go directly and talk about it, you'll get paid for about $1.5 million.
14:33It's $65 million, it's $70 million, it's $60 million, it's $50 million, it's $50 million, it's $50 million, it's $50
14:38million.
14:38I'm going to go, and I'm going to say,
14:41I'm going to say, my brother, the car is running, I've made a road,
14:45I've made a road, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say,
14:48I'm going to tell you what to do, so it will become a story from Uttar Pradesh.
14:54This network is not limited to passenger buses.
14:57It also includes possibilities of goods transport.
15:00Nadeem and Asif said that once goods start moving in the buses,
15:04they also plan to make alleged entries with the sales tax department.
15:08Meaning first passengers, then goods and alleged setting arrangements at every level.
15:15On one hand, Delhi is struggling with pollution.
15:17On the other hand, in our investigation, bus operators claim that through money and settings,
15:23buses can be run from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh without any obstruction.
15:27The question is not only about BS4 buses.
15:30The question is whether a network of alleged extortion is running in the name of the very departments
15:35responsible for enforcing transport rules in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
15:39Are Grap and pollution restrictions only for common people?
15:43Or does a way exist to bypass them by paying money?
15:47These are the shocking claims that emerged in our investigation.
15:50Will police, traffic police, transport department and administration answer?
15:56With Nitin Jain, Bureau Report, India Today.
16:03That's not all. In our next report, you will be even more shocked.
16:07Buses are flying, tickets are being sold, goods are being transported
16:11and if there is at all any fear of action, that soon goes away
16:16because allegedly an arrangement is made.
16:18In this India Today investigation, a bus operator says on camera
16:22about the point of running a bus in Delhi, about what are the costs if required.
16:28There is a phone call before checking.
16:31Alleged expense reaches government departments.
16:34This is a full-on nexus never uncovered before
16:37and that's what India Today's Nitin Jain brings to you.
16:54These buses cover hundreds of kilometres from Delhi to NCR, from NCR to western Uttar Pradesh.
17:01They take passengers to their destinations.
17:03But the question is, do these buses have valid permission to run in Delhi?
17:12Or are these buses running their business by bypassing government rules
17:16using a corrupt nexus with cops and baboos?
17:27We met a bus operator named Rajbir who gave us shocking details.
17:53Duggamari, meaning bus operations in which passengers are allegedly carried by sidelining valid permits and rules,
17:59but to run this business, only a bus and driver are not enough.
18:06According to Rajbir, to run a bus, they need to pay at every traffic signal.
18:15Do you think bus experience is running a bus?
18:18Will you go for a bus sometime?
18:19How many people do the cost of Delhi?
18:20These buses are running?
18:21$500 less.
18:22$500 less?
18:25$500 more.
18:26$500 more.
18:26$500 more.
18:27$250.
18:28$500 less.
18:32$500 more.
18:47A point of 1,500 rupees to 2,000 rupees to run a bus in Delhi.
18:54But who gets the money and how?
18:59Rajbir's words raise serious questions over corruption on Delhi's roads.
19:08Rajbir's words raise serious questions over corruption on Delhi's roads.
19:09Are you serious about that?
19:14Do you think you've settled on a few days?
19:15No, it's just about the case.
19:17We've been doing this in the day.
19:19We've settled on a few days.
19:20We've been checking out before.
19:21We've been checking out before.
19:23I'm sure I know that.
19:25You've been sitting here, Radhika.
19:26Yes.
19:29There are only 20 years here.
19:31Radhika's name is your name.
19:41According to Rajbeer, the entire arrangement is run through phone calls and everyone from
19:47RTOs to police thanas has their cuts.
19:52For example, a Gurugram to Bareilly route comes at an expense of around Rs. 1,60,000.
20:13Rajbeer reveals that despite the ban on non-BS6 buses, his connections get the buses flying.
20:53The checks are stringent on paper to stop air pollution, but how effective are they on the roads?
20:58Is Delhi losing its war to the smog syndicate?
21:04With Nitin Jain, Bureau Report, India Today.
21:11We're not yet over.
21:13Do you believe that there could be corruption here in the cases?
21:16And I'm not just talking about corruption at one level.
21:18Allegedly, payments that are made from local police, traffic personnel to RTO officials.
21:24There's a parallel business of transporting goods.
21:28But the question is, who's collecting this money?
21:30Who is protecting if there is this illegal activity that is happening?
21:34And if the chain of all of this teaches and reaches the door of the top leadership, will action be
21:40taken?
21:41A special report coming up.
21:53Banned polluting vehicles carrying passengers and cargo continue to ply Delhi's roads, raising serious questions on public health.
22:03And now, an India Today investigation has uncovered how these vehicles got the license to pollute.
22:09In Delhi's Seelampur, bus driver Naeem, operating on the Muradabad route, revealed the alleged monthly costs involved to keep his
22:18old vehicle flying and those who profit from Delhi's misery.
22:35According to Naeem, in addition to a driver, one must also hire a local helper and a conductor.
22:41This ensures the vehicle is not stopped along the route.
22:55However, the costs of operating such a bus go beyond just the wages for a driver and a helper.
23:01Naeem explained that there is a well-oiled chain of payments.
23:13According to Naeem, the responsibility for bus operations in Delhi is divided among different individuals.
23:33And then, another name comes up.
23:36In the conversation, Naeem also mentioned the number 5 troop, referring to the RTO officials.
23:52According to Naeem, operating these buses in the Delhi NCR involves payments beyond just those made in Delhi.
23:59There are separate expenses in neighbouring Ghaziabad as well.
24:11Naeem also mentioned that when enforcement is stricter, the situation is managed through chalans or fines.
24:19Naeem also said that the parking lot is not used to sign the test.
24:36But perhaps the most significant aspect of this entire operation is not the passengers, it's the cargo being carried.
24:56Naeem told us that covering the operating costs of these buses would be difficult without the
25:01revenue from transport of goods. Our conversation with Naeem revealed a shockingly clear picture
25:07of how these illegal, unregulated bus operations function. There are arrangements for drivers,
25:14there are local helpers and conductors, there are monthly payments made under the guise of
25:19enforcement charges in Delhi, there are expenses incurred in the name of the Ghaziabad RTO too,
25:25and there is a business model based on fleesing for transport of goods.
25:30Who will unmask the individuals within the corrupt government machinery behind this conspiracy
25:35to choke Delhi? With Nitin Jain, Bureau Report, India Today.
25:45Thank you for watching this special investigation that we have brought to you to help you understand
25:50what is happening in the unbelly, and I hope that the Delhi government, government at the
25:55centre watches this India Today investigation by Nitin Jain and takes cognizance of it, and
25:59we'll continue to track if any action is taken on this.
26:02What happens when tragedy meets comedy? Well, what do people do who are impacted by pollution?
26:08At least at this point, they are taking to social media and how. The Bollywood, the Hindi film
26:12titles, are getting a pollution-inspired makeover. Legendary dialogues are being rewritten for the
26:18smog season. So just imagine the creativity of the Bollywood lovers. Here's a report about
26:24how Delhi's pollution has become a meme-fest.
26:40When the air gets toxic, Bollywood gets dramatic. Delhi's worsening air quality may have left residents
26:49gasping for breath. But the internet has found a rather filmy way to express its frustration.
26:56From hilarious movie title makeovers, to iconic Bollywood dialogues getting a pollution twist,
27:02social media is turning the city's smog crisis into a meme-fest.
27:13And the results are nothing short of entertaining. From Jab We Met, becoming Jab We Breathed, to
27:22Chak De India, turning into Chok De India, some of Bollywood's most loved films have received
27:28a rather unhealthy makeover. Meanwhile, Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani has become Ajab Smog Ki Gajab
27:36Kahani. Zindage Na Mile Ki Dobaara has been reimagined as Saas Na Mile Ki Dobaara, while Prem Ratan
27:45Dhan Paayo gets a hilarious twist with Prem Ratan AQI Paayo. And it's not just about movie titles.
27:58Iconic Bollywood dialogues are also getting a pollution-inspired twist. Remember Shah Rukh Khan's
28:08legendary Jaa Simran Jaa? Well, the internet has its own version. Jaa Simran, jaa mask le kea.
28:29Interestingly, familiar romantic scenes and dramatic movie posters are also being reimagined
28:35with characters surrounded by thick smoke, masks and polish. Even Bollywood's biggest love stories are
28:45finding it difficult to breathe. However, behind all the humour lies a serious concern.
28:51Delhi's worsening air quality continues to raise health concerns, particularly for children,
28:58senior citizens and people with respiratory problems. After all, Delhiites can change Bollywood
29:08dialogues and movie posters. But they cannot change the air they breathe.
29:16Until the sky is clear, it seems the city's biggest blockbuster is playing right outside everyone's window.
29:23With Alice Entertainment Bureau, India Today.
29:29I do have a good news coming from national capital Delhi. Our Rajdhani is all set to have a cruise
29:36that you can avail the services of.
29:38You heard it right. A first recreational Yamuna River cruise service starts today. Images on your screen.
29:44The Delhi government has launched the Namo Yamuna River Safari to promote riverfront tourism in Delhi,
29:50introduce a new recreational attraction for residents and visitors. This adds on to the significance of the fact,
29:57remember we have seen Yamuna at its birth. Parts of it definitely have now got so cleaned
30:01that it can have a safari or basically a recreational activity.
30:05Union Minister for Port Shipping and Waterways, Sarbanan Soh Nawal, inaugurated this initiative with the Delhi
30:10Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The cruise operates along the stretch between Sonia, Vihar and Jagatpur.
30:16It features a 40-seater electric boat, a musical fountain depicting cultural folklore.
30:21There is also a zone for food court, gaming facilities and more. What is the price like?
30:27It will cost you 500 rupees per head to avail the cruise service. But for the residents of Delhi, this
30:35is definitely a big boon.
30:36And can I say we may not have managed to get a control on air pollution, but to an extent,
30:41on the water pollution we have.
31:13So, here comes a lot of people in Delhi.
31:15And I think that in Delhi in the map,
31:17there is a big milestone in Delhi.
31:19Can you see this whole river safari?
31:23We have 60% of the safari.
31:26And we can see it.
31:28And we have 40% of the safari.
31:30And we will be able to do that.
31:31We will be able to do that in Delhi.
31:34There is a big deal in Delhi.
31:44We will be able to do that in Delhi.
31:49It's about 12 km.
31:52This is a total of 500 rupees.
31:57The tax of the safari is about 255.
31:59And you can get the lift.
32:01This is the first time in Delhi.
32:05It is about 35-40 people.
32:12This is the total safari.
32:14I will be able to travel around 30 people.
32:19And, in addition, there will be 8-10 people on the top of the cruise.
32:26The cruise will be able to travel around 30 people.
32:28The cruise will be able to travel around 30 people.
32:32And, this is a made-in-India safari.
32:35It is also made-in-India.
32:40Samajwadi party leader on the 80-20 UP elections.
32:44Taking to social media site X, he says, and I quote it here first.
32:47On the election express, ladies and gentlemen.
32:49Akhil Ashiadar says, by 80-20, the Chief Minister of UP implies,
32:53his BJP-led alliance will only be capable of contesting a maximum of 80 seats.
32:59The PDA alliance will prove to be a 20 against the NDA.
33:04All of this, remember, is now full of political showdowns,
33:07especially between Samajwadi party and the Bharatiya Jinnata party.
33:10Two big political outfits when it comes to very crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly votes.
33:15And, at Panchayat Aajtak in Ayodhya, the Chief Minister had said,
33:1980% of voters would back the BJP and its allies,
33:22leaving just 20% with the opposition.
33:24Saying, those who support anarchy kiosk and curfew will vote against BJP.
33:29And, that those who support anarchy kiosk and curfew will vote sensibly.
33:37I will tell you about the secularism and your language.
33:51foreign
33:51Thank you very much.
34:21जो सुरक्सा में सेंद लगाने के लिए उपद्रों के मौकों को ढूंडता है और मुझे लगता है कि उस बीश
34:28को इसलिए हमने साइड में किया है कि नहीं वही तुम अगर इस एजेंडे के साथ जुड़ते हो जो सुरक्सा,
34:35संब्रिदी और सुसासन के लिए कारे कर रहा है त
34:39लिए अगर भारत की परामपरा, भारत की मापुर्षों, भारत की तिर्थस्तलों, भारत की आस्ता को खिलवार करने का प्रियास कया
34:47तो यह हमेंस्विकारए नहीं और उन इस्टितियों में हम आपके साथ किसी भी परकार से खड़े नहीं हो सकते
34:55So here's what's happening
34:57Remember Yogi Adityanath
34:59As the Chief Minister is maintaining
35:01That we've been able to change the situation
35:03When it comes to Samajwadi
35:05To the issues and situation in Uttar Pradesh
35:08Given the Samajwadi party is full about
35:10Anarchy, curfew and cures
35:12We ensured that the situation changed for the better
35:16That is what
35:17That is what UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said
35:21And Akhilesh Yadav saying
35:23That we do not have that special 80-20
35:27That he's referring to
35:28Ashish Srivastav joining me for the latest
35:29Ashish, what is this 80-20 fight
35:32That has become the big political flashpoint now?
35:38Yeah, of course, which we can understand
35:39That is Samajwadi party and BJP
35:42Especially Yogi Adityanath is talking about 80-20
35:44Because 80 NDA
35:46It means that all BJP is just competing
35:4980% of all population or across UP
35:52But 20% PDA
35:54Yeah, it means that Pichra, Dalit and Alf Sankhek
35:56But Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav
35:59Clearly says that 80 is less than 20
36:01It means that 20 is best
36:03And we are 20
36:04So it means that you can say that the PDA is perfect comparison NDA
36:08So it clearly says that Samajwadi party chief
36:11Always is talking about the PDA
36:13Which completed everything in the state of Uttar Pradesh
36:17Like Pichra, Dalit and Alf Sankhek
36:19Like Pichra, Dalit and Alf Sankhek
36:20But 80% they are only just controlled in constituency
36:24In 80 constituency
36:26But we are more than 80
36:29So it is a great point of view by the Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav
36:34And this is what he is talking about
36:35403 constituency in the state of Uttar Pradesh
36:38And this is what he just clearly says that
36:40We are just learning
36:41We are just winning those all seats except 80 seats
36:45It means that it clearly says that
36:46They are just fixed only 80 seats
36:49So this is the angle of Samajwadi party
36:51And that he is talking about
36:53But you know we see chief minister Akhilesh Yadav
36:56Chief minister Yogi Aditna is talking about 80
37:00So it is clearly says that
37:02With difference between the Samajwadi party and BJP
37:06Clearly could be seen this ratio 80 or 20
37:10Over to you
37:11Alright
37:11Very interesting
37:12This is going to be the big moment right now
37:14Ashish keep tracking all the latest on that
37:16On the election express
37:17I am going to now tell you about how
37:18The Ram temple continues to become a political flashpoint as well
37:22And not just about 2026 or 2024
37:25When of course the whole construction happened
37:28The Pran Pratishta happened
37:29But even before that
37:301990 is the political heat regenerated
37:34Remember the firing that happened at the Kar Sevaks
37:36At least 15 Kar Sevaks were shot dead
37:38As it appeared on the orders of the then Mulaim Singh Yadav government
37:42This happened in Ayodhya
37:44SPMP now from Bali
37:46Asanathan Pandey is defending that firing
37:48Saying that this was done to protect constitution
37:51And not have a civil war
37:52But it has of course led to massive backlash from the BJP
37:56And the Kar Sevaks and their families
37:58SPMP claiming that the damage to the disputed structure
38:01Could have triggered a widespread turbulence as well
38:04However is blaming the centre that led to the circumstances surrounding the firing
38:08Rejecting the claim that it was the chief minister
38:11Then Mulaim Singh Yadav that ordered the firing
38:12However amid the backlash
38:14He had to take a U-turn on this remark
38:17What did Sanathan Pandey say
38:19And what did the BJP say in return
38:21Remember it's not random that this comment has come
38:24This is with regard to Akhilesh Yadav's upcoming visit
38:2712th of December to Ayodhya
38:29For which BJP says
38:30Apologize first before you set foot in Ayodhya
39:03When I did the
39:06We have never said that we had a fight.
39:10In the early days of the NETA,
39:14the people of the Bharatiya Party, the RSS, the RSS, the Bishraindri Parishyat,
39:20while the people of the NETA were not believed in the relationship,
39:23and the people of the NETA were not believed in the relationship between the NETA and the RSS,
39:28but that was a strong struggle.
39:28In the moment the country was strong.
39:31We were strong in the East of the World War.
39:36We were strong in the world of respect for the community.
39:44We were able to support the community.
39:46We were able to support the community.
39:48We were able to support the community.
39:52I was happy with that.
39:53but we were wrong.
39:56We were all gone,
39:59we were not gone to the ground.
40:04We were gone to the ground.
40:07The ground was gone,
40:08no one had to break or break,
40:09no one had to break or break.
40:11At that time,
40:13when you are telling me,
40:16there was no problem.
40:17The main goal of their running was that
40:20The war would be that if any Muslim war would be happy to vote our party.
40:50temple and its construction. That is where the controversy that erupted. On your screens,
40:56Mulaim Singh Yadav was then the chief minister. This was in 1990 and there was of course the
41:02aspect of elections here as well. But then, while the structure, Babri Moss, that was demolished
41:08eventually in 1992, but in 1990, forces fired under the orders from then Mulaim Singh Yadav
41:16Government, who was the chief minister, Abdukhar Sevaks, who were intending to head toward Ayodhya
41:23and toward the structure. And to prevent the demolition or any attack on that, 15 Kar Sevaks
41:29at least were shot dead. VHP claimed that 59 Kar Sevaks were killed and not just 15. We saw then
41:37what happened in the years later. Firing, however, remains a major flashpoint in the movement. And the
41:43BJP, the VHP, maintains that it was the effort of Kar Sevaks and now Modi government to push for the
41:49temple of the Ram Mandir construction. Otherwise, the Samajwadi party did not have anything to do with
41:55it. But it did galvanize the movement since. The BJP swept to power in 1991 Uttar Pradesh elections
42:03and hasn't looked back ever since.
42:09From Uttar Pradesh and other border states that is heading to elections is the state of Punjab.
42:13Alleged irregularities in the PPSC examination process. BJP, Yuva Morcha, staging a massive
42:18agitation. BJP has alleged lack of transparency in the recruitment process. BJP continues to demand
42:23a CBI investigation. Punjab cabinet minister, Barinder Goyal, dismissing charges as politically
42:28motivated, claiming several people secured jobs without paying bribe, without using influence,
42:34alleging that the controversy is deliberate here because of the upcoming elections next
42:38year for the border state of Punjab.
43:11Let me bring in now my colleague Piyush Mishra for the latest on that. Piyush, do you think
43:15this is going to be the big issue when it comes to Punjab? How are the opposition parties
43:18charging at one government?
43:21Pooja, no doubt that it's going to be one of the biggest issues which the opposition
43:26is going to raise during the Punjab polls. Why? Because the allegations are coming to
43:30the fore that it's the third time that the paper leak case has happened in the state of
43:34Punjab. We spoke to various students including BJP senior leader Tanunchuk where he's saying
43:40that the students there are demanding CBI poll but the government is not listening to
43:45the grievances of the students. Now what are the allegations? According to allegations,
43:48many students who did not even appear for the examinations qualified for it. Many have
43:54qualified and they are in large number and they come from one centre. And there are also
44:00discrepancies that role numbers from 5 to 10 sitting in one row, even these students
44:05have qualified and that's why BJP is raising a lot of things. They are saying that either
44:10examinations should be cancelled or thorough probes should be done by the amount of them.
44:13So discrepancies that have come and remember in cases like this, it would just be best to
44:18have a transparency, a clarity that everyone deserves who's been preparing very hard for
44:23examinations, whether NET, whether Jharkhand or in this case Punjab. But expect this to become
44:28a huge election issue. Thank you, Piyush.