This week Newslaundry panel’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by Asmita Nandy, a journalist with The Quint.

The conversation starts with the ongoing farmers protest. The panel discusses how similar laws have impacted Bihar’s farmers. Anand believes that “farmers in Bihar have not shown disagreement to this bill.” Asmita talks about how discontent against the Ambanis and Adanis has always existed. The panel also discusses the various criticisms that surround the new farm laws.

The discussion then moves on to the Central Vista Project, the recently held foundation laying ceremony, and the Prime Minister’s speech that followed the event. Jayashree also brings up the timing of the ‘bhumi pujan’ saying it was very deliberately made to coincide with the farmers’ protest.

The conversation moves on to NDTV’s report on how the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech proposals for "emergency vaccine use" were not cleared over "inadequate safety and efficacy data".

The panel also discusses social media, Love Jihad, and a lot more.

Tune in to the podcast: https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/12/12/hafta-306-farmer-protests-central-vista-and-toomuchdemocracy

Timecodes:
00:00 - Headlines
06:08 - Farmer's Protest
21:59 - Arvind Kejriwal on House Arrest
30:48 - Love Jihad
35:15 - Central Vista Project
50:44 - Jallikattu Goes For Oscar
52:35 - DGCI Asks Serum And Bharat Biotech For More Data And NDTV Fake News
1:09:50 - Love Jihad
1:13:21 - Subscriber Mails
1:26:55 - Recommendations

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