This week on Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Anand Vardhan and Mehraj D Lone are joined by Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of the Caravan.

Hartosh begins the discussion by laying out the sociopolitical context of the communal campaign whipped up by politicians and sections of the media over the marriage of a Sikh woman with a Muslim man in Kasmir. Drawing parallels with the rhetoric around Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law, he says, "The timing of it is what I want to emphasise, it is no mere coincidence.”

The panel also discuss the proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act and the basis of the film certification board’s powers, the Supreme Court's observations on cases filed against Ramdev for making disparaging comments on modern medicine, and a lot more.

Listen to the full episode: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/07/03/hafta-335-kashmiri-sikh-womans-conversion-cinematograph-act-and-cji-speaks-on-tyranny

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