Hafta 312: Arnab-Partho WhatsApp chats, Team Indiaâs win at the Gabba, and Covid vaccinations
The podcast where we discuss the news of the week.
This week on NL Hafta,
Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Vardhan, Manisha Pande, and Raman Kirpal are joined by Aunindyo Chakravarty, a former senior managing editor at
NDTV India and
NewsClick.
The discussion begins with the transcripts of the purported WhatsApp chats between
Republicâs Arnab Goswami and former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta. Abhinandan says, âI think Arnab hasnât denied these chats and he has had more than enough time to. Neither have any of the other players denied the chats saying that these are nonsense, âthis has not been said by usâ.â
This week
Newslaundry panelâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by Asmita Nandy, a journalist with
The Quint.
The conversation starts with the ongoing farmers protest. The panel discusses how similar laws have impacted Biharâs farmers. Anand believes that âfarmers in Bihar have not shown disagreement to this bill.â Asmita talks about how discontent against the Ambanis and Adanis has always existed. The panel also discusses the various criticisms that surround the new farm laws. Jayashree believes that the actual problem is âbreaking down an existing structure without knowing how to replace it.â