This week on NL #Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Mehraj D Lone of Newslaundry are joined by Vivek Kaul, author and journalist.<br /><br />Vivek discusses his NL Sena investigation on India’s Covid data, pointing to inefficient health systems and the suspiciously low positive case rates in states such as #UttarPradesh.<br /><br />Reflecting on the Adityanath government’s push to conduct the #KanwarYatra amid the #Covid pandemic, Abhinandan says, “Yogi, it’s clear, is not really afraid of Modi.”<br /><br />Going into details, which much of the media has largely ignored, of Uttar Pradesh’s new #populationcontrolbill, Manisha explains how it seeks “to promote sterilisation rather than just family planning”.<br /><br />The discussion also spans speculation around election strategist Prashant Kishore's meeting with the Gandhis and what it might entail for the prospects of the Congress, the Delhi High Court pulling up the Delhi police for their shoddy investigations into the 2020 communal carnage in the capital, new books detailing #DonaldTrump’s last days as the American president, and much more.<br /><br />Tune into the full podcast: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/07/17/hafta-337-kanwar-yatra-up-population-bill-and-the-congress-partys-future<br /><br />***<br /><br />Hafta is behind the paywall. To continue listening to your favorite podcast, subscribe: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription?ref=hafta<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry
