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Delhi and the National Capital Region face severe air pollution ahead of Diwali, with 18 monitoring stations recording Air Quality Index readings above 400.
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00:00We're days away from Diwali and already Delhi is battling toxic air.
00:04Pollution levels with every single day only increasing.
00:07It's alarmingly high across the national capital.
00:11But are we really surprised?
00:12This is what happens every single year.
00:14You hear all kinds of promises, all kinds of steps being taken.
00:17But ultimately, you wake up in the morning when you live in the national capital region
00:21at this time of the year, every single day to a layer of smog
00:26and that unwelcome but rather familiar smell of smoke.
00:307 a.m. this morning, 18 of Delhi's 59 monitoring stations recorded air quality above 400.
00:37That's a severe category.
00:39You think it can't get worse than that?
00:41Just wait for a couple of days.
00:42I'm sure we won't surprise you with those numbers.
00:45Jahangir Puri, worst hit, AQI at 459.
00:48IIT Delhi, DTU, Vivek Bihar, Narela, Rohini, I can go on and on.
00:52All of these locations having an AQI of 430 and above.
00:56The city's overall AQI stood at 368 in the very poor category.
01:01And with the pollution levels only expected to rise with Diwali coming up,
01:06stricter restrictions have come into force across the national capital region.
01:10From today, right up till November 20th, dust generating construction,
01:15all demolition activities that's been restricted across the national capital region.
01:20There's going to be flying squads that monitor compliance to ensure that there's no breach of those norms.
01:25Government private offices have also been directed to operate with only 50% physical attendance.
01:30The remaining staff work from home.
01:33Certain industries, of course, are exempt.
01:35These restrictions are above and beyond the winter pollution action plan already in place in Delhi.
01:42And that's because the capital is bracing for a pollution challenge during Diwali, post-Diwali,
01:47and much after that as well.
01:49Those numbers will keep going up.
01:53Now, let's also give you a sense of what the air quality index actually look like today.
01:59There are AQI monitors that paint a grim picture of the pollution situation in the national capital.
02:05Let me show you how pollution levels have surged over the last one week.
02:09That graph there, it keeps going up.
02:11And unfortunately, it's going to go higher and higher in the days to come.
02:15This reflects the maximum and average AQI recorded in Delhi on each of these days.
02:20So, from October 31st, we've kind of mapped it out for you.
02:24At that point, it was still in the 200 category.
02:27The average stood at about 138.
02:30What we have drawn out in red for you is the maximum and the grey is there, the average.
02:35So, what you get a sense of is that on October 31st, the maximum climbed to 326, average at about
02:42205.
02:43It steadily goes up.
02:45The start of November also always means choke season.
02:49And that's why the maximum AQI crossed 450, the average at 300.
02:56And then after that, kept going up.
02:59On November 2nd, you can see there, 466 maximum, 361 is the average.
03:03November 3rd, that further spikes up.
03:06And come to November 4th, we've reached almost 700 on the AQI index.
03:12On November 4th, the maximum there at 699.
03:16Disappointing to say the least, that no matter what is done, nothing changes on the ground in the national capital.
03:22You can blame the weather.
03:23You can blame the geographic location of Delhi.
03:25But let's face it, there are other emergency situations also that is leading to those numbers on your screens.
03:33Everything the government says is being done.
03:35And yet, that is the reality for you.
03:38Shivani Sharma is joining us live from Delhi with more on this.
03:41Shivani, you know, of course, that this is an SOS.
03:44You and I breathe this air every single day.
03:47We've gotten used to it.
03:48This is the smell that, unfortunately, we associate with winter now.
03:51There are a whole lot of curbs that have been put in place, much like what we see every single
03:56year.
03:56It's not really making a difference, is it?
04:26We have seen the situation, enforcement of this plan.
04:29You see on the roads of Delhi, there's no impact of the traffic despite the rules.
04:34So where is this gap, Akshita?
04:36That's the big question.
04:38There are vehicles in thousands of numbers we see on the national capital roads.
04:43It's festive season.
04:45The markets are bustling.
04:46But we also see that hazy, dark smoke that is actually impacting not only elders and children, but everyone for
04:55that matter.
04:55And it happens every day.
04:57So this is really unfortunate, Akshita.
05:00The monitoring stations have been warning with severe and hazardous air quality indexes.
05:05But there's no impact on ground.
05:07There's a blame game also that keeps on happening every year.
05:11The government of Delhi says that the stubble burning that comes in from Punjab is responsible for this pollution level
05:17getting higher and higher.
05:19But on ground, there are certainly lags that are there which are causing this pollution getting higher every day.
05:28So this smog, this hazy sky above the national capital region is happening every day.
05:36And every day, even before Diwali, the pollution level is getting higher.
05:40So what is happening, what is going to happen after Diwali, that's a larger question.
05:44And how prepared is Delhi and the government for the situation?
05:47There's an SOS plan, Shivani.
05:49I mean, ideally, you'd think that this itself is an SOS situation.
05:52But we know that in Delhi, it gets far worse.
05:55What is the plan then of the government?
05:56Do they have a plan that is on standby, that kicks in the moment the pollution level goes up further?
06:05See, the plans, when we talk about the plans, there have been claims and there have been a plan that
06:10has been put in place.
06:12But there's no impact of that plan on ground, Akshita.
06:15If the plan was working and it was implemented properly, there should have been an impact on ground of that
06:21particular plan.
06:21But there is a certain gap.
06:24What is happening?
06:25The GRAP 2 is there.
06:26The winter action plan is there.
06:28The construction work is halted.
06:30The vehicles of non-BS6 are not allowed in the national capital.
06:35But we do not see any change in the situation.
06:38And when we talk about the weather, it's being said that in the coming days, this weather is also going
06:44to be responsible for this situation in Delhi.
06:46And it can also get worsened.
06:48So, it's not something that's happening to Delhi for the first time.
06:51There has to be a plan that should be implemented much before.
06:55This all plan that has been implemented from 1st of November should have come in force much, much earlier.
07:00That's the expert I've been suggesting, Akshita.
07:03So, this is what is happening to Delhi.
07:06The situation is getting worse.
07:08And even before Diwali, this is the situation in the national capital region with the AQI going up to even
07:16650 and 700 at some places at the peak hours.
07:20So, what was the plan?
07:21How it has been implemented?
07:23Where is the impact?
07:24That are the bigger questions that are to be asked to the government.
07:27Because this is the promise that the government had made.
07:31Even we know that the AMRB party government was in Delhi.
07:35So, in respect to which party it is, Shivani, it's the same story.
07:38And that's the reality of it.
07:39That, unfortunately, pollution is something that's been normalized as far as Delhi winter is concerned.
07:45Which is why you see no outrage as well.
07:47We're perhaps the only channel that even speaks of pollution on a daily basis.
07:51And that by itself should be a wake-up call to so many that we've kind of accepted it as
07:54a new normal in Delhi.
07:56Thanks very much, Shivani, for joining us with those details.
07:58Shivani made an important point there about stubble burning.
08:02Pollution levels are peaking in Delhi.
08:04And the BJP, in power in the national capital, has turned its focus to stubble burning in Punjab.
08:10It's a big contributor, there's no doubt about it, to pollution in Delhi.
08:13Is it the only one?
08:14Not really.
08:15But every time stubble burning goes up in Punjab or in other neighboring states, it means that Delhi becomes a
08:21smoke chamber.
08:22The Delhi Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, visited an air quality monitoring center.
08:26And he's highlighted the farm fires in Punjab, claiming that they've only added to Delhi's pollution woes.
08:32The Ahmad Bipati has hit back, accusing the BJP of repeatedly blaming Punjab to cover up what it calls the
08:38Delhi government's own incompetence in tackling pollution.
08:41All this politics, this bickering continues, but ultimately, no solution has been found.
08:46Is stubble burning on the rise in Punjab?
08:48Here's a report.
09:06With each passing day, the air in Delhi is becoming increasingly toxic.
09:13On Thursday, 18 monitoring stations across Delhi recorded AQI levels above the 400 mark, indicating severely hazardous air quality across
09:24large parts of the city.
09:26Jahangir Puri recorded the highest AQI at 459.
09:32The situation is no better in other parts of the city, where AQI levels are also inching closer to the
09:39400 mark.
09:41Thick layer of smog has yet again engulfed the entire Delhi NCR and it is becoming very difficult to breathe
09:48in such air as well.
09:50There is irritation that is being reported.
09:52In fact, people are complaining about irritation in their eyes.
09:55Difficulties in breathing as the AQI has yet again reached the severe mark.
10:00It is expected that the wind conditions are such that the AQI could well yet again go into the hazardous
10:07category.
10:08This is the image coming straight from Akshar Dham temple and the entire temple complex and anything nearby the temple
10:16complex has been covered in thick layer of smog.
10:20So Delhi NCR picture is worsening even before the Diwali festivities and the air quality index in at least 18
10:31stations of the national capital is in severe category.
10:37A major reason for hazardous air is stubble burning in Punjab.
10:43Farm fires have declined over the past few years, but the problem is far from being eliminated.
10:49Many would say the AQI levels are falling in Delhi.
10:53Much of it is being blamed in Punjab.
10:56But Punjab chief minister has already talked about this saying it's not just the stubble burning happening in Punjab.
11:03The numbers are far less compared to previous years.
11:07But meanwhile, it's the small and marginal farmers who wait for a period and after which they do stubble burning.
11:17According to the Paddy Residue Burning Monitoring Bulletin, Punjab reported 2347 cases of stubble burning between September 15th and November
11:284th.
11:29The politics over the issue continues.
11:31It's not just that Punjab has come from Punjab, but I don't know anything about the whole thing that the
11:38Punjab has no hands on Punjab's hands on Punjab's hands on Punjab's hands on Punjab's hands.
12:09AQI levels are soaring and people are breathing toxic air.
12:12The same situation prevailed when Aamanmi Party was in power in Delhi and now under the BJP.
12:19While our netas engage in political sparring from air-purified rooms,
12:24ordinary citizens are gasping for breath.
12:27With Anshul Singh, Amit Bhardwaj, Aseem Basti and Kamaljeet Sandhu, Bureau Report, India Today.
12:57First of all, a look at the trend in Punjab.
12:59In 2020, the state recorded 48,578 stubble-burning cases.
13:04By 2021, it came down.
13:07The number had dropped to 26,583.
13:11It further came down in 2022 and then in 2023, once again, it dropped.
13:15So, it looked like it was headed the right way because it kept going down.
13:18But in 2024, the figure then went to, fell sharply in fact.
13:24So, we'll just fix that particular graph.
13:26We apologize for that.
13:27It fell further to 4,394.
13:312025, 2,839.
13:34And so far this year, it's at 2,347, the number of stubble-burning incidents.
13:40There's a reduction of more than 95% compared with 2020.
13:45But despite the sharp decline, Delhi continues to battle extremely high pollution levels.
13:50Here's also a look at the state-wise figures for the season between September 15th and November 4th.
13:56This particular time of year, which state has seen the maximum stubble-burning incidents?
14:02It's very much Punjab at 2,347 as we showed you earlier.
14:07Rajasthan follows.
14:08Then you have Madhya Pradesh.
14:09Then you have Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana.
14:12Delhi with two.
14:13What I want to highlight here is that each of these states border with Delhi.
14:17And so, you can understand the challenge here because geographically, Delhi is landlocked.
14:21All of the incidents of stubble-burning, the smoke, gathers in Delhi.
14:26There's no doubt that Punjab is the biggest single contributor, accounting for nearly 49% of those total incidents.
14:32But you look at all states, they're all unfortunately contributing.
14:38Asim Bassi is joining us from Chandigarh with more details on really the political blame game that's broken out.
14:44Because Asim, the ARP government is saying that no, there's no stubble-burning incidents in Punjab.
14:49There's been no rise in those numbers.
14:51Punjab still, however, sees the most of these, most cases across North India.
14:57So, what's being done really to kind of curb this?
15:04Well, there's a lot of political verbal spat going on between the BJP and the ARP party for pollution in
15:10Delhi.
15:10As the BJP says that if the ARP party failed to control pollution in Punjab, stubble-burning is happening in
15:16Punjab.
15:16And this is the reason that Delhi is being polluted.
15:19However, the Ramadi party says it's a Delhi which has failed to control its affairs.
15:23And they are putting the blame on the Ramadi party and the Punjab government and the Punjab farmers.
15:28Well, as far as the ground reality is concerned, now the figures stand as of 4th November.
15:332,347 stubble-burning incidents have taken place in Punjab across all districts across this border state.
15:40What efforts they are taking, there are around 40 lakh rupees.
15:45The fine has been imposed more than 650, close to 650 FIRs have been listed on the erring farmers.
15:51Red entries are being also made into the revenue records.
15:56But yesterday also, when we travelled from Sangroo to Chandigarh, we spotted late night a lot of stubbles being burnt
16:02and open.
16:03So now what has happened is it has, the numbers have increased in the past two, three days.
16:08But if we look at the long story, as compared to the last year, it is down.
16:12We met an environmental expert as well.
16:15In the long term, be it more than a decade, Punjab has seen more than 80-90% decline in
16:21the stubble fire.
16:22But yes, no denying, it is happening.
16:25But the Punjab government is saying that we have done efforts, we have controlled the stubble fire.
16:29But it is the BJP which is trying to defame the farmers, which is trying to defame the Punjab government.
16:35And once today, Harpal Chima, cabinet minister of Punjab, was questioned.
16:39He even said that it was because the farmers got the farm laws cancelled.
16:43This is the reason that revenge is being taken from Punjab and its farmers.
16:46So it's all political blame.
16:47There is politics that plays out because an election is coming up in Punjab.
16:51But ultimately, you are playing with the lives of people in the national capital.
16:55And so both parties are, BJP, passing the buck.
16:59The question is, what really will happen next?
17:01Who will then be accountable for what happens to the citizens who are suffering and breathing in the smoke on
17:07a daily basis?
17:08Thanks, Aseem, for joining us with those details.
17:11We are going to continue, of course, Yeri Yudu's pollution, numbers, the action being taken by the government, the politics
17:17and the fallout of it.
17:19But let's move on on this broadcast in this edition of Five Live.
17:22Well, we're close to Diwali and everyone's talking about an epic tale.
17:27I'm referring to Ramayana.
17:28It's hit the theatres today to very, very positive reviews.
17:32Nitesh Tiwari's much-anticipated Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallaviya as Kordasita,
17:38brings one of India's most revered epics to the big screen with a larger-than-life vision.
17:44It's got a stellar ensemble.
17:46It's got grand visuals, enormous expectations.
17:48Is it living up to them?
17:50Let's get you a sense in this next report.
18:01Tumhara Naya Raja.
18:13There are epics and there's the Ramayana.
18:16Nitesh Tiwari and Namit Malhotra's Ramayana Part 1 has been watched.
18:20And I have Satya and Sanjay also to discuss the film.
18:24Tell me, do you think this is the answer to all the Hollywood classics that we have watched?
18:30Most certainly, this is the answer.
18:32And this is the answer we were all hoping for as well.
18:34There was so many, you know, there was so much doubts surrounding the film, so many criticisms.
18:40Finally, the film and the final product answers to all the criticism.
18:44And it gives the right answer, the best answer possible.
18:48It makes us all happy.
18:50This is definitely the kind of representation we want, you know,
18:54for one of our own epics to go out there on a global scale.
18:57And Satya, it was very interesting that 30 minutes into the film and we had no glimpse of Ram
19:03because the story kind of focused on Ravan.
19:06Tell me, how did you like Yash's performance?
19:09How was he as Ravan?
19:12See, firstly, first 30 minutes of the film not introducing the lead character
19:17as a storytelling perspective itself is a bold move
19:21because we don't see those kind of daring steps being taken in Indians and especially with the film
19:27where pressure is mounting like this.
19:29But before getting into Yash as Ravana, one thing that I really wanted to underline is
19:33I like the way they have given a lot of context behind even Ravana,
19:39like starting with Kaikasi, the war between Devas and Asuras.
19:42So that not just for Indians who might have context about the film,
19:46even for the Western audience, I think they can pretty much understand
19:49where is this rivalry coming from, where is this coming from.
19:52So that's a beautiful move and a much needed one as a context itself.
19:57Now talking about Ravana, again, there were a lot of moments for me personally,
20:01to be very honest, where I'm not supposed to cheer for Ravana,
20:04but Yash and his magnetic presence on big screen, he just stole the show for me.
20:12And I think for me, Ram, of course, overpowered Ranbir.
20:17The character kind of overpowered him.
20:18He looked nervous at some points.
20:20But Saipa Lavi actually impressed me throughout her performance.
20:24And for Ranbir, especially in emotional scenes,
20:27he really brought out the great actor that he is.
20:30But what about the VFX?
20:33That was also much talked about.
20:34How did you guys find the technological aspect of the film?
20:39So talking about VFX of the film, there are multiple layers,
20:42starting with how the visuals, the grandness, the set extensions.
20:48I think those parts of VFX were really good,
20:51on par with all the Hollywood films that we talk about,
20:53whether it is Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings,
20:57Dune, for that matter, the recent film.
20:59So it was on par.
21:00So 95%, I think, we are on par with Hollywood levels.
21:05But when it comes to 3D models, especially Asuras,
21:08I think there's a lot more work that needs to be done.
21:12Because to be very honest, it felt like straight out of cartoon.
21:16And because especially in the second half,
21:17they play a major role in the proceedings,
21:19that was sticking out as a sore thumb.
21:21But in the larger scheme of things, does that really matter?
21:24Not really.
21:25But it is very important to point out, because second part,
21:28which is going to be Kishkinda Kanda, Yuddha Kanda,
21:31where it is around these Asuras, if they take this criticism
21:34and make the models even more compelling,
21:37I think that would be a better idea, is what I feel.
21:41Hans, Raman, and AR Rahman have also impressed us throughout.
21:46We do not have much time.
21:48So I give Ramayana part 1 3.5.
21:50What are your ratings?
21:53I think the same.
21:54Yes.
21:55Also, shout out to Ravi Dubey,
21:57because he also brings a lot to the character and the film.
22:01Even Rakulpreet Singh,
22:02I think those supporting parts actually are shown throughout the film.
22:06But we are now waiting for 2028 for Ramayana part 2.
22:10That is going to be a long wait,
22:12but I'm sure it will be worth the wait.
22:30Well, let us know what your Diwali plans are,
22:35and if you have booked tickets for Ramayana,
22:37I know there's a lot of excitement and anticipation out there.
22:41Welcome back.
22:41There's cheer on Dalal Street this Diwali week.
22:44Finally, after months of pressure from global headwinds,
22:47the markets have surged for a sixth straight day.
22:50The sensex surged over 2,000 points,
22:52crossing the 79,000 mark once again.
22:55And India's total market capitalization
22:57has crossed the 500 lakh crore milestone.
23:00Here's a special report from Business Today.
23:06A record-breaking day on Dalal Street and a historic milestone for India's stock market.
23:13It was for the first time today,
23:16just two days before the end of Samwath 2082,
23:19that the total value of listed companies in the stock market
23:22crossed the 500 lakh crore mark.
23:26Hitting a staggering 503 lakh crore rupees
23:29as a powerful rally added more than 9 lakh crore rupees
23:33to investors' wealth on Thursday.
23:35The NSC Nifty was up 576 points,
23:40while the BSE Sensex zoomed over 2,000 points.
23:44From banking and automobiles to technology and real estate,
23:49buyers returned in force,
23:51turning trading screens green
23:52and pushing the market to a new record valuation.
23:57The Trump mania that we were in,
24:00I think what we have now entered is almost like a lame duck Trump,
24:06which essentially means that this tariff mania,
24:10all the war mania,
24:12at margin, you know, things will fade
24:14and it's sort of a good news for risk-taking,
24:17good news for our country.
24:19So my sense is that that stress will fade
24:22and which at margin, of course,
24:24relative to any time in last two years,
24:26I think this year would be better.
24:29This was no ordinary relief rally.
24:32A combination of global political developments,
24:35falling crude oil prices
24:36and renewed foreign investor interest
24:38has changed the mood on the last week.
24:42So what has triggered this sudden burst of optimism?
24:46First, crude oil prices have fallen below $95 a barrel.
24:51Second, the Democrats' victory in the U.S. midterm elections
24:55has raised hopes of an early resolution
24:57to the Middle East conflict
24:59while also reducing concerns about fresh American trade tariffs.
25:03Third, falling U.S. bond yields
25:06are making equities more attractive to global investors.
25:10Fourth, the rupee has recovered to a two-week high against the dollar.
25:14And fifth, the return of foreign investors
25:17is giving the rally fresh momentum.
25:20After withdrawing nearly 97,000 crore rupees
25:23between August and October,
25:25foreign investors have pumped more than 17,000 crore
25:28into Indian equities
25:30in just the first four trading days of November.
25:33That reversal is helping fuel the rally
25:35and raising hopes that foreign money
25:38could once again become a major driver of the Indian market.
25:42The major reason for their comeback
25:46or maybe the likely comeback
25:48is the earnings momentum
25:50what we have sustained over last few quarters.
25:53This is not just this quarter,
25:55but if you see last few quarters,
25:58incrementally, there has been a better, you know, sales growth
26:01and that sales growth is converting into the profitability growth.
26:06That is a more important factor, I feel.
26:09And that is what is happening for last two, three quarters.
26:12And that's how...
26:13And then the valuation corrected because of multiple reasons.
26:16And it has...
26:18Valuation has become more attractive
26:19for the kind of earnings
26:22we are anticipated to post in the next few years.
26:26The big question now is whether this rally
26:29has enough fuel to continue
26:30or whether investors will begin booking profits
26:33after six consecutive sessions of gains.
26:36Much depends on external indicators,
26:39oil and peace.
26:40For now, the last street is already celebrating Diwali.
26:44Bureau Report, Business Today Television.
26:50And let's also get to a quick update
26:52that's coming in from the courts.
26:54This is with regards to the 2020 Delhi riots case
26:56where the two accused, Umar Khalid as well as Sharjee Limam,
27:00have now moved the Supreme Court.
27:02This is with regards to the Delhi High Court's
27:05September 30th decision rejecting their bail plea.
27:08And this is specifically to do with the Delhi riots
27:11larger conspiracy case against the duo.
27:14They've now challenged the Delhi High Court's
27:16rejection of their bail petitions
27:18before the Supreme Court,
27:20each individually moving the Supreme Court,
27:23challenging the Delhi High Court decision.
27:25Remember that the Delhi High Court
27:26for a third time shot down their bail plea
27:28on September 30th.
27:30And so now, both Sharjee Limam and Umar Khalid
27:33individually have moved the Supreme Court.
27:36This is to do with the 2020 Delhi riots case
27:38where remember that they were accused
27:40of being part of a larger conspiracy.
27:43That investigation is still underway.
27:45And it is on the basis of that
27:47that both Umar Khalid and Sharjee Limam have said
27:49that it's been six years since the riots took place
27:52and yet the investigation has moved slowly.
27:56Shambhavi is joining us with more details on this.
27:59Shambhavi, take us through what Umar Khalid
28:01and Sharjee Limam have said in their petitions
28:03before the Supreme Court.
28:10Shambhavi, can you hear me?
28:15Yes, yes, yes, I can hear you.
28:17Go ahead, Shambhavi.
28:18Give us details of the petitions.
28:21So, Sharjee Limam has filed a fresh bail petition
28:24before the Supreme Court
28:26in the Delhi riots,
28:28which is a larger conspiracy case
28:29registered under the UAPS.
28:31So, his principal argument is that
28:33he has been incarcerated
28:35for approximately six years
28:37and nine months now,
28:38yet the prosecution has not examined
28:40even a single witness.
28:41So, we know that for the past six years
28:43there has been hundreds and hundreds of hearings
28:45which has happened in Sharjee Limam's case
28:48and Umar Khalid's case,
28:50but the case has not been able to move
28:52after the trial stage
28:54or in some cases
28:56wasn't even able to reach the trial stage.
28:58So, he has challenged the practical effect
29:00of the Supreme Court's
29:02earlier restrictions
29:03on his ability to seek bail.
29:05So, the prolonged incarceration
29:08is the ground that he has spent
29:10six years and nine months in custody
29:11and that no witness examination
29:14has happened.
29:15There is delay in the trial as well.
29:16The trial has not progressed sufficiently
29:18to justify the continued detention.
29:20And he has also,
29:22Article 21 is also one of the grounds
29:24that his continued incarceration
29:26raises concerns
29:27regarding the right to life
29:28and personal liberty
29:29including the right to a speedy trial as well
29:32which is very important.
29:33So, earlier Supreme Court
29:36orders have also come in
29:37where he is arguing
29:38that the condition imposed
29:39in this year itself
29:41in January 2026
29:42should not prevent him
29:43from seeking bail
29:44when the trial remains stalled.
29:46So, all these grounds,
29:48there are three, four grounds
29:49about the prolonged incarceration,
29:50delay in trial,
29:51Article 21
29:52on the basis of which
29:53he has moved to the Supreme Court.
29:56Alright, thanks Shambhavi
29:57for getting us those details.
29:58We'll track what plays out
29:59in the Supreme Court.
30:00Both Sharjee Limam
30:01and Umar Khalid
30:02moving the top court
30:03as Shambhavi tells us
30:04highlighting
30:04that the investigation
30:06has moved rather slowly
30:07that witnesses' statements
30:09haven't been taken
30:10in the last many years
30:12that no witness
30:12was even examined
30:13in this particular case.
30:15Let's see what happens
30:16in the top court now.
30:30Let's get you breaking news
30:31that's coming in
30:32from poll-bound Uttar Pradesh
30:34where there seems to be
30:35some trouble
30:36within the NDA
30:37ahead of the UP elections.
30:40BJP's ally,
30:41Union Minister Chirag Paswan
30:43has warned
30:43that his party,
30:44LGP Rambalas
30:46will contest on all seats
30:48on his own
30:49if alliance talks fail.
30:51So far,
30:52there's been no breakthrough
30:53in really the alliance talks
30:55and that's because
30:55largely on seat-sharing issues
30:57there will be some hiccups
30:58and now Chirag Paswan
31:00talking tough to his ally
31:01saying that the LGP Rambalas
31:03will contest on all seats
31:04on their own
31:05if alliance talks fail
31:07or if they feel
31:08that they're not being
31:09adequately represented
31:10within the NDA
31:12and listen to what
31:13Chirag Paswan said.
31:35The Loggen Chakti Party
31:39Ramila sambhavta 403 seato par
31:42atne pratyashi utarne ka ka
31:45Rohit Singh is joining us with more details
31:47on this. Rohit, as Chirag Paswan
31:49says, you know, they're part of the NDA
31:51in the centre, they're part of the
31:53NDA in Bihar and yet in UP
31:55he suggests that that's not necessarily
31:57going to happen, that there's a possibility
31:59of his party
32:01fighting in all seats or on their own.
32:03What explains this? Has there been some
32:05sort of differences between the BJP
32:07and the LGP?
32:10Well, I think
32:12what is Chirag Paswan
32:13maintaining at this point of time is mere
32:16posturing because
32:17the talks as far as the seat
32:20sharing agreement in Uttar Pradesh is
32:22concerned is not
32:24started as per sources
32:26and discussions are going on however
32:29and
32:29Chirag Paswan is very keen on
32:32contesting the UP elections
32:34as he has been
32:36earlier also and he wants
32:38that the BJP should accommodate
32:41in Chirag Paswan's party
32:43also as far as the
32:44seat sharing agreement is concerned
32:46because there are the
32:47partners in the NDA in Uttar Pradesh
32:49who have
32:51where seat sharing agreement has to take place.
32:53So, now he is basically
32:55it's a pressure tactics
32:56that is being applied by Chirag Paswan
32:58that if at all
33:00he is not
33:00inducted or maybe
33:02is not part of the
33:03NDA in Uttar Pradesh
33:05then he might as well
33:07go ahead and contest
33:08all the 403 seats
33:10in
33:11UP.
33:12So, I think that
33:13at this point of time
33:14when he was addressing
33:15this election rally
33:16in Uttar Pradesh today
33:17it was more of a
33:18pressure tactics
33:20back to you.
33:21Okay, pressure tactics
33:22even before the talks begin
33:24and so you can see
33:25the Chirag Paswan
33:26is trying to set the stage
33:27for ensuring that
33:29the LGP also
33:30makes a smooth entry
33:31into Uttar Pradesh.
33:32Thanks very much Rohit
33:33for those details.
33:36Meanwhile, the BJP
33:38continues to counter
33:38the opposition's
33:39anti-SIR
33:40and anti-CEC campaign
33:41with a
33:42Save Democracy
33:43End Anarchy pitch.
33:44You've had
33:45Chief Ministers
33:46Union Ministers
33:46all out there
33:47leading padhyatras
33:49and today
33:49Chief Minister
33:50Yogi Adityanath
33:51in Ghaziabad
33:52led a massive padhyatra
33:53before addressing
33:54a gathering
33:55where he accused
33:55the Congress
33:56in India bloc
33:57of undermining
33:58democratic institutions
33:59and pushing the country
34:00towards anarchy.
34:02Also taking a direct
34:03swipe at Rahul Gandhi
34:04Yogi Adityanath
34:06compared him
34:06to a student
34:07who repeatedly
34:08fails exams
34:09but keeps making
34:10excuses.
34:11Here are some highlights.
34:14Ben and brothers
34:16Maudi Ji
34:17have seen
34:19the picture
34:19in 2014
34:20in 2014
34:20in 2014
34:20in 2014
34:302014
34:31के बाद के भारत
34:33के भारत का
34:362014
34:38के पहले अभिस्वास
34:40अराजक्ता
34:41नकसलबाद
34:42आतंगबाद
34:44भस्ताचार
34:45इस कदर था
34:47कोई ब्यक्ति अपने आपको
34:49सुरक्सित नहीं मानता था
34:512014
34:52के बाद का भारत
34:54सुरक्सित है
34:57आतंगबाद से मुक्ता है
35:00नकसलबाद से मुक्ता है
35:03दुनिया के अंदर भारत के सामने
35:06पैचान के संकट से मुक्ता है
35:10और भारत अब
35:12और इस तिर अर्थ विवस्ता नहीं
35:15ठेजल फाइब में नहीं
35:18बलकि भारत आज दुनिया के अंदर
35:21चौथी बड़ी अर्थ विवस्ता के रुप में
35:24टॉप फूर
35:25एकोनोमी के रुप में
35:27भारत की यात्रा सांदार तरीके से
35:30तेजी के साद आगे बढ़ रही है
35:34Now a political victory in America
35:36has triggered a fresh battle over the word
35:38Abdul in Uttar Pradesh
35:39Democrat Abdul Al-Sayed
35:42scripted history by winning the Michigan
35:44Senate race, becoming the first
35:46Muslim elected to the US Senate
35:47and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Ovesi
35:50has seized on that victory
35:51to revive his political pitch to Muslims
35:54in Uttar Pradesh
35:55Ovesi has said that one Abdul
35:57is one in Michigan
35:57and now Abdul in Uttar Pradesh
35:59must strengthen his political identity
36:01He's been saying this for the last many weeks
36:03that Muslims would no longer lay carpets
36:06for political leaders
36:07and largely these attacks
36:09have been directed at SP and Congress
36:11saying Muslims have voted for you
36:12long enough just for Abduls
36:14to be laying out carpets
36:16This has become in fact
36:18one of the core talking points
36:19of the UP election
36:24Abdul's the first time of the Uttar Pradesh
36:29which is the first time of the Uttar Pradesh
36:38Abdul's the first time of the Uttar Pradesh
36:45foreign
36:58foreign
36:59foreign
37:01alas
37:02a
37:07no
37:22alas
37:24alas
37:49And let's shift focus to Punjab.
37:51Again, a poll-bound state next year and Home Minister Amit Shah has attacked Rahul Gandhi ahead of Punjab polls,
37:57putting the focus on farmers.
37:59Amit Shah has said that Rahul Gandhi has made fake promises in the name of MSP.
38:04And while in fact speaking in Haryana, Amit Shah has said that in Haryana, already MSP on 24 crops is
38:12being given to farmers.
38:14Don't fall for fake promises by the Congress on MSP. Trust the BJP.
38:18He made this pitch in Haryana, but clearly the messaging was for poll-bound Punjab.
39:06And once again, it's paper leak politics.
39:08In poll-bound Punjab, the BJP has alleged irregularities in the Punjab Public Service Commission mains exam results,
39:15claiming the ruling ARP government is running a paper leak mafia and shielding the paper leak accused.
39:21The BJP, therefore, has sought a CBI probe into this matter.
39:25The Arm Admi Party has responded to these allegations, maintaining that there has been no irregularities in the exam process
39:31and calling all of these allegations, baseless.
40:27Oh