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Sanjay Hegde
Supreme Court lawyer
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Najam Sethi
Founding editor of The Friday Times and former caretaker chief minister of Punjab
The Friday Times; Punjab Province
Episode: Imran Khan and Pak govt will come to “a deal” and he’ll get “relief”
Mani Shankar Aiyar
former cabinet minister, diplomat and author
Independent commentator
Episode: Modi’s dimaagi naxals charge is Orwellian but Gen Z will fight back
P. Wilson
DMK Rajya Sabha MP and Chairman of the Joint Action Forum on Minorities
DMK; Joint Action Forum on Minorities
Episode: FCRA Bill is undemocratic, unconstitutional & will adversely affect Christian institutions
Omar Abdullah
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (at time of interview)
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Episode: The credibility of Modi govt depends on fulfilling its promise to restore statehood to J&K
Radha Kumar
Former member of the Group of Interlocutors and co-chairperson of the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir
Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir
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Suhas Palshikar
Chief Editor of Studies in Indian Politics
Studies in Indian Politics
Episode: Did “uncertainty and the meaninglessness of life” fuel student protests?
Neha Bora
National President, All India Students' Association
All India Students' Association
Episode: Gen Z has lost its fear & will not be silent & helpless in face of Modi govt excesses & injustices

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Imran Khan and Pak govt will come to “a deal” and he’ll get “relief”
Q: So can I interrupt? You're saying that they worked out an arrangement whereby Imran Khan will get some relief. So that means he will be shifted today?
Yes and no. There will be some back-and-forth and reviews, but the overarching plan is to move him to a hospital with a medical board and limited political use of the hospital, rather than a broad deal.
Yesterday (21/8) the police were wrong and Rahul Gandhi was right – two top lawyers
Q: Was Rahul Gandhi's action at the police station appropriate?
Yes, as a citizen and leader of the opposition, he acted within his rights to ensure the law is followed and to push for an FIR to be filed.
Yesterday (21/8) the police were wrong and Rahul Gandhi was right – two top lawyers
Q: What is the police's power to refuse an FIR after Lalita Kumari?
Police do not have discretion to refuse; Lalita Kumari requires registration of an FIR for cognizable offenses and to begin investigation.
Yesterday (21/8) the police were wrong and Rahul Gandhi was right – two top lawyers
Q: If I've been shot by a pellet gun and I don't know who fired, do I have a right to file an FIR against unknown persons?
Yes, you have the right to file an FIR even if the shooter is unidentified; an FIR against unknown persons is permissible and often necessary to initiate investigation.
Modi’s dimaagi naxals charge is Orwellian but Gen Z will fight back
Q: Let me interrupt and ask you this? Is Rejuju correct or is he horribly wrong when he says that those people who want to restore Article 370 are the maaghi naxals, because the whole of Kashmir, the valley wants 370 restored.
Aiyar responds that the framing of opponents as sacredly dangerous 'dimaaghi naxals' is an attempt to delegitimize dissent and undermine constitutional processes, insisting that Article 370 restoration is a political issue deserving nuanced debate, not criminal labeling.

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