00:00So that was Congress MP Manikam Tagore talking about the strategy of the opposition,
00:04though he did not reveal what's the plan for today, where will the march be heading towards,
00:09but one thing seems likely that there is going to be a protest by the opposition MPs even today,
00:16because the youth Congress workers, the Congress workers, the NSUI workers are all geared up,
00:23they've already started chanting slogans, the leaders are yet to arrive, some of them have arrived,
00:27we showed you what the leaders had to say, and the police also seems to be better prepared today,
00:33because they know that in all likelihood there is going to be a march even today.
00:38Yesterday it was a surprise, but today the cops are also geared up, we can see heavy police deployment over
00:44here,
00:44there are buses that are parked, my colleague Aishwarya Paliwal is also with us.
00:49Aishwarya, today the cops seem to be better prepared as they know that in all likelihood there is going to
00:56be a march,
00:56there is going to be protest that will be taking place today.
01:04Well definitely, you know, let me just show you where we are standing, barely, you know, 10 metres away from
01:09Moits,
01:10that's the place where we will see the lunch diplomacy taking place today.
01:14In fact, some of the leaders, KC Venugopal, someone who has been organising this,
01:18is in fact standing outside, has come outside the restaurant,
01:24he's waiting for the other leaders to come in, so he in fact is someone who will make sure that
01:29the Congress leadership enters Moit,
01:31and then we will see the lunch diplomacy take place.
01:34You know, let me tell you the RAF, you know, the Rapid Action Force,
01:37in large numbers the women personnel also present on the spot,
01:41and all of them are now making way,
01:44making sure that, you know, they barricade the entire route,
01:47also making sure that just in case the leaders want to step out,
01:51and then they start doing a protest, everything is within, is cordoned off.
01:55That is something that we are seeing all of them do.
01:58You will be able to see the Delhi police personnel and the RAF,
02:01all of them now moving out, making sure that, you know,
02:04there is in fact a corridor of sorts which is being made.
02:08So that's the situation at the moment.
02:11The Bhaiti Shanta Party also keeping a hawk's eye on what the opposition is doing.
02:14Interesting will be the people who will be coming, Anjali,
02:17and more interesting will be the ones who will be missing from this lunch.
02:24Absolutely, Aishwarya, do stay with us.
02:27So, we are just six minutes away from 1.45.
02:311.45 is the time that has been given to the MPs to assemble at Moit,
02:35where the opposition MPs will be having lunch.
02:37Remember, yesterday it was Sagar Ratna, which is just adjusted to Moit.
02:41We are standing outside the two restaurants.
02:45Today, the opposition MPs will be having lunch at Moit,
02:48and after which the strategy will be decided.
02:51There is still no clarity where the opposition MPs will be moving towards.
02:56Will it be Janatar Mantar once again?
02:58Will it be the Election Commission's office?
03:00Because on Tuesday we saw it was the Election Commission's office.
03:03But what came as a surprise element is when Rahul Gandhi,
03:06forcibly entered the Akashwani Bhavan.
03:09Yesterday we saw it was a surprise protest, flash protest happened.
03:13The opposition MPs started moving in buses towards Jantar Mantar.
03:17Today it remains to be seen what is the location that they decide over lunch.
03:20My colleague Amit Bhadwaj was also with us.
03:23Amit, you spoke with Manikam Tagore, and he was not ready to disclose the location.
03:27He said that the MPs will be deciding where to go over the lunch.
03:33Will it be once again Jantar Mantar, because Jantar Mantar is nearby,
03:36or will it be the Election Commission's office, or will it be any surprise when you now?
03:46Well, the location that we are standing at, it is a very strategic location,
03:50because, you know, the buses which are lined up, three buses lined up for the MPs,
03:55once they step out of the mohits after the lunch meeting,
03:59they are positioned in a direction from where they can actually take the Minto Road route for Rajghat.
04:06So, is Rajghat the destination? That is a question.
04:11Or will these MPs, you know, again, put up a surprise for the Delhi police personnel
04:16who are deployed here in big numbers, the RAF personnel deployed here in big numbers,
04:20to ensure that the MPs do not move towards Jantar Mantar.
04:25Now, Jantar Mantar is not far off from here.
04:27You can actually walk down to Jantar Mantar.
04:30Yes, that would mean that, you know, a walk of nearly four kilometres at least, so to say,
04:34but through the inner circles of Karnat place, you can cross towards Jantar and from Jantar you can enter Jantar
04:42Mantar.
04:42That place is not far off.
04:44But if that movement happens, we are to believe that the Delhi police will stop the movement of the MPs.
04:50Like yesterday, there were several attempts made to move towards Jantar Mantar,
04:54but none of them were successful.
04:56And eventually, the leaders from India block were detained,
04:59including leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha.
05:05You know, so a lot of commotion will be here in some time from now.
05:10We will see that Rahul Gandhi, Mr. Malikarjan Karge, Abhishek Banerjee of the AITC,
05:15all of these leaders will be coming here.
05:17So, will that mean that a Rajghat kind of route can be done,
05:23where they can make a symbolic message sent to people across the country,
05:28that the allegations that they have been making about Port Chori,
05:31or against, you know, Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. Gyanesh Kumar.
05:35So, will that be a symbolic protest today at Rajghat that is to be seen,
05:39or whether Rahul Gandhi and his team of opposition leaders from India block
05:44will decide to pull off another surprise for Delhi police
05:49and a challenge for Delhi police,
05:51and will that trigger another round of detention.
05:54But one thing is pretty sure.
