Reporters Without Orders Reporters Without Orders Ep 322: Bansuri Swaraj’s debut, Sambhal violence
This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal.
Sumedha profiled Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of Sushma Swaraj and the BJP’s candidate from New Delhi constituency. She explains why the BJP chose not to field Meenakshi Lekhi, a two-time winner from the constituency, and how Bansuri has been trying to make herself relatable to voters despite a ‘nepotism’ narrative.
Avdhesh reported on the violence during polling in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, where voters from Muslim-majority villages alleged they were beaten up by the state police. He says the voters, despite having voter IDs, say they were “deliberately” prevented from casting their votes.
Tune in.
Timecodes
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:35 - Violence and elections
00:11:00 - Bansuri Swaraj
00:29:20 - Sambhal incident
00:42:10 - Recommendations
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Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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