In this week’s #NLHafta, the Newslaundry panel of Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Mehraj D Lone, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by Sandhya Ravishankar, award-winning journalist and editor of the Lede. The conversation centres on #policebrutality in India, in the context of the custodial deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi.

In the context of Prime Minister Modi’s recent speech on extending the #GaribKalyanYojana, Mehraj says the public distribution system is “robust”, despite its flaws. Abhinandan highlights the importance of transparency to ensure last-mile delivery of welfare schemes.

The panel also talks about Modi’s new look, life in Kashmir, and a lot more. Tune in!

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