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[00:00:00] is the next stage in the series of protests that have been going on. Before this,
[00:00:04] opposition MP Gyanesh Kumar has already lodged a complaint with the President.
[00:00:07] Now, the Supreme Court has also been approached.
[00:00:11] A demand has been made to the Supreme Court that the constitutional validity of the SIR
[00:00:15] should be investigated, records related to the SIR should be made available,
[00:00:21] Ranveer Singh, NDTV India, and an interim stay should be imposed on the SIR process. These
[00:00:23] demands are part of the petition filed in the Supreme Court on Monday
[00:00:27] during the opposition's march. A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by
[00:00:30] Rahul Gandhi against Gyanesh Kumar.
[00:00:34] The petition includes the names of 11 leaders, among whom the main petitioner is Rahul
[00:00:38] Gandhi. The other petitioners include Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav,
[00:00:42] Swagat Roy, Tejashwi Yadav, Sanjay Raut, MA
[00:00:45] Baby, D Raja, Mahua Majhi, and Supriya Sule, and
[00:00:49] Mohammad Bashir is also included. In the petition,
[00:00:52] the Election Commission and the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with
[00:00:56] Gyanesh Kumar is removed, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, have also
[00:00:59] been made parties. The most important thing is that Rahul Gandhi's
[00:01:03] petition may be heard on Tuesday. It
[00:01:06] seems that the opposition is in a mood for an all-out fight against the Chief Election
[00:01:10] Commissioner. Now the biggest question is, where will
[00:01:14] the movement against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar end?
[00:01:18] What is the final solution to this protest?
[00:01:22] Has the opposition really increased pressure on Gyanesh Kumar?
[00:01:26] Understand it this way, that today in Delhi we are talking about the procession of Shiva
[00:02:01] for protests instead of Jantar Mantar.
[00:02:30] ji, who is doing this.
[00:02:34] This is not the procession of Shiva ji, it
[00:02:37] is a mob of hooligans
[00:02:41] who are trying to spread anarchy on the streets.
[00:02:45] Rahul Gandhi
[00:02:47] ji, is the Leader of the Opposition,
[00:02:50] but
[00:02:54] he is a leader who doesn't know the facts, nor
[00:02:57] the logic. He doesn't know
[00:03:00] the rules, regulations, or laws.
[00:03:04] All he knows is how to create anarchy,
[00:03:07] how to bring instability, how to discredit constitutional
[00:03:11] posts and institutions,
[00:03:14] and how to defame
[00:03:18] India's name around the world, how to weaken
[00:03:21] its image. So, the BJP is calling the opposition's march to the Supreme Court
[00:03:25] an attempt by Rahul Gandhi to intimidate the judicial system.
[00:03:28] But it seems that the fight will not stop here. After almost
[00:03:32] a week of protests on the streets of Delhi and making their voices heard from the Supreme Court
[00:03:35] to Rashtrapati Bhavan, things could go further.
[00:03:39] Rahul Gandhi hinted at this in his press conference.
[00:03:43] Now, protests Today we are going to the Supreme Court, tomorrow
[00:03:47] something else will happen. The idea is written above,
[00:03:51] we just have to do that.
[00:03:54] No plan is needed.
[00:03:58] What do you think?
[00:04:00] We had made a plan at Akashvani Bhavan. The plan
[00:04:03] was that
[00:04:05] we would go by bus, sit down,
[00:04:08] get arrested. The police
[00:04:12] would not let us go. The plan was changed.
[00:04:15] Did the result come from the plan or from no plan? So, through this guerilla style
[00:04:19] of politics, Rahul Gandhi intends to surprise further.
[00:04:23] Meanwhile, the government has also realized that this opposition
[00:04:27] protest may go on for a long time. Therefore, the central government has
[00:04:30] extended the deployment period of paramilitary forces in Delhi.
[00:04:34] According to sources, the deployment of 2000 paramilitary personnel in Delhi has now been
[00:04:38] extended to one month. It is being said that this decision was taken
[00:04:41] after increasing security arrangements and intelligence information.
[00:04:44] But still, the question remains as to where
[00:04:48] this movement against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will stop.
[00:04:52] A lot of this will be known after the Supreme Court's
[00:04:55] hearing. Where will it end?
[00:04:58] Look, Indian politics is currently
[00:05:03] in a very decisive phase. What
[00:05:07] for the Congress in the election season in UP. is happening in the country at this time is completely unprecedented and
[00:05:11] extraordinary. It has never happened that
[00:05:14] on one issue and at one time, the opposition has thrown
[00:05:18] the ball into the court of the four big posts or four big faces of the democratic system
[00:05:22] in the country, as has happened in the Gyanesh Kumar case.
[00:05:25] The matter has been taken to the President, who
[00:05:29] is considered the head of the nation in the Constitution,
[00:05:32] and the Prime Minister is being targeted, who is considered the head of the government
[00:05:36] in the Constitution. A petition has been filed before the Chief Justice of India,
[00:05:40] who is considered the face of the Indian judiciary and the protector of the Constitution,
[00:05:43] and the main target is Chief Election Commissioner
[00:05:47] Gyanesh Kumar, who is considered the head of an autonomous and independent
[00:05:51] constitutional body that maintains democracy
[00:05:55] in the country. So, it can be said that at this time, India's democratic
[00:05:58] system is going through a major ordeal.
[00:06:01] A constitutional crisis seems to be brewing. This is because
[00:06:05] if Chief Election Commissioner
[00:06:09] it will be like confirming the opposition's allegations of vote rigging.
[00:06:12] Then, the validity of the elections conducted under the leadership of Gyanesh Kumar
[00:06:16] and the decisions taken by the Election Commission
[00:06:20] will also be questioned. This means that in such a situation, the elections
[00:06:23] conducted under the leadership of Gyanesh Kumar will have to be cancelled,
[00:06:27] and this will create a very strange situation. But if no action is taken
[00:06:31] against Gyanesh Kumar and the opposition also remains adamant,
[00:06:34] then the protest can escalate from Parliament to the streets. Obviously,
[00:06:38] no one here would want that. So, in such a situation,
[00:06:42] currently, the eyes of the entire country are on the Supreme Court,
[00:06:45] where today, amid a massive show of strength, 11 opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi,
[00:06:48] have filed a petition. It is possible that
[00:06:52] the Supreme Court will hear that petition tomorrow. Currently, the country's politics
[00:06:56] is at a very decisive juncture. Let's see what
[00:07:00] happens in this matter.
[00:07:03] So this is the situation that is currently visible here. On the other hand, Indian democracy
[00:07:07] is also going through a test, and Jantar Mantar in Delhi has been a place
[00:07:11] that has shown the beauty and strength
[00:07:14] of democracy. But now the chapter of movements at Jantar Mantar
[00:07:18] has been closed forever. Why did such a situation arise,
[00:07:22] and what justification has been given for it? Let's open
[00:07:25] its file in the court now.
[00:07:26] Jai
[00:07:32] Bharat Mata! Jai!
[00:07:35] In
[00:07:51] Delhi, Jantar Mantar is not just a road, it
[00:07:55] has also been a way to convey voices to the ears of power.
[00:07:58] It
[00:08:02] was not just a place to stage protests, it was the place
[00:08:06] from where voices rose that changed laws
[00:08:09] and even changed the direction of politics. Anna Hazare's movement
[00:08:17] was
[00:08:18] of
[00:08:21] Jai Mataram.
[00:08:23] In the fight for justice for Nirbhaya, or
[00:08:27] the recent protests by wrestlers,
[00:08:32] whenever
[00:08:33] people
[00:08:39] said that their voices were not reaching the authorities,
[00:08:42] they turned to Jantar Mantar. But the doors of the same Jantar Mantar
[00:08:45] that had given space to the voice of democratic opposition
[00:08:48] for decades have been closed
[00:08:52] for movements.
[00:08:55] will not be allowed at Jantar Mantar
[00:08:57] in Delhi.
[00:09:02] Following the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi Police has denotified Jantar Mantar.
[00:09:05] Now, protests can only be held at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan,
[00:09:08] Burari Ground, and CBD Ground in East Delhi.
[00:09:12] This means that from now on,
[00:09:16] there will be no protests
[00:09:17] or rallies at Jantar Mantar.
[00:09:23] By the way, Jantar Mantar is an 18th-century
[00:09:27] observatory, which was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II
[00:09:30] of Amber in
[00:09:32] 1724. At that time, Delhi was the center
[00:09:36] of Mughal power. This observatory
[00:09:39] was mainly built to determine time.
[00:09:42] But in the past few years, Jantar Mantar has also
[00:09:46] been a barometer of the country's political temperature.
[00:09:49] Just look at these events:
[00:09:53] Anna Hazare's Lokpal Bill movement in 2011,
[00:09:56] the Nirbhaya movement in 2012,
[00:09:59] the 40-day movement of Tamil farmers in 2017,
[00:10:03] the wrestlers' protest in 2023,
[00:10:06] or the cockroach Janata Party's movement in June-July 2026.
[00:10:10] Jantar Mantar, which has witnessed hundreds of protests
[00:10:14] in the last many years,
[00:10:24] will no longer be a protest site. In fact, Delhi Police Commissioner
[00:10:27] Anurag Kumar has issued an order stating that based on the recommendations
[00:10:31] of the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been decided
[00:10:35] that Jantar Mantar will no longer be a protest site,
[00:10:39] and no protests of any kind
[00:10:42] will be held here.
[00:10:45] So, the government has now removed Jantar Mantar
[00:10:49] from the list of protest sites in the capital.
[00:10:51] Jantar Mantar has been a designated place
[00:10:55] for protests since 1993.
[00:10:58] Before 1993, protests were held at Boat Club
[00:11:02] near India Gate. In 2017,
[00:11:05] the NGT decided to ban protests at Jantar Mantar.
[00:11:08] But in July 2018, the Supreme Court
[00:11:12] overturned the NGT's ban on Jantar Mantar
[00:11:15] and allowed peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar.
[00:11:19] But the place in Central Delhi
[00:11:22] that had indicated for decades
[00:11:25] whether times were really changing,
[00:11:28] that place itself has now been changed.
[00:11:32] This decision comes at a time when
[00:11:35] protests are ongoing against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
[00:11:39] in Delhi. Wherever there is
[00:11:41] a protest, there will be a Jantar Mantar.
[00:11:51] Wherever they protest, that will be Jantar Mantar, sir. Wherever there's a protest,
[00:11:55] there's a Jantar Mantar. Wherever there's a protest,
[00:11:58] the
[00:12:00] government's intentions regarding Jantar Mantar were somewhat evident last week
[00:12:04] itself, when
[00:12:06] the government did not allow opposition leaders
[00:12:10] and protesters who had come at the appeal of the cockroach Janata Party to enter here.
[00:12:13] Jantar Mantar was heavily fortified.
[00:12:16] Then, on Friday, October 9,
[00:12:20] the Supreme Court suggested to the central government
[00:12:23] to designate another place
[00:12:26] The central government's lawyer Tushar Mehta told the court
[00:12:29] that the government would soon decide on designating another place
[00:12:33] as a protest site. Now, within three days, the government
[00:12:37] has also issued an order to denotify Jantar Mantar. Instead
[00:12:39] of Jantar Mantar,
[00:12:43] the place that has now been designated includes Delhi's historic Ramlila Ground,
[00:12:46] which has been a witness to many major
[00:12:50] political movements. In the 70s,
[00:12:53] the movement that shook the power of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
[00:12:57] was also a contribution of this Ramlila Maidan.
[00:13:00] The history of this historic Ramlila Maidan
[00:13:03] is more than 100 years old, and in 1911,
[00:13:07] the staging of Ramlila began here.
[00:13:11] After that, from the staging of Ramlila to a political
[00:13:15] stage, every leader, whether it was Deendayal
[00:13:19] Upadhyay or Indira Gandhi, got a platform here.
[00:13:22] When Bangladesh was liberated, Indira Gandhi held a huge public meeting
[00:13:25] here, and its celebration took place here.
[00:13:29] After that, Ramlila Maidan was also in the news during the JP movement.
[00:13:32] In recent days, if we talk about the last decades, Anna Hazare's historic
[00:13:36] protest took place here. After that, Ramdev's
[00:13:40] protest took place here, and after that, he was also
[00:13:43] lathi-charged. So, Ramlila Maidan has been known as
[00:13:46] a very political ground
[00:13:49] in Delhi. However,
[00:13:53] Jantar Mantar has remained the closest place
[00:13:57] to reach the ears of power and Parliament,
[00:14:01] because
[00:14:01] Parliament House is about
[00:14:05] 1.5 kilometers away from here,
[00:14:08] and the Prime Minister's residence and major government
[00:14:11] offices are also in its vicinity.
[00:14:15] But Jantar Mantar
[00:14:18] has now become a thing of the past for movements.
[00:14:21] From Delhi, Mukesh Singh Sengar
[00:14:25] and Ravish Ranjan Shukla, with Bureau Report NDTV
[00:14:29] India. So Jantar Mantar
[00:14:33] in Delhi has become history
[00:14:34] in terms of movements and protests,
[00:14:40] but in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress seems
[00:14:43] to not be learning from history. The situation
[00:14:47] is such that its political future in UP
[00:14:50] does not look good. At a time when only a few months are left
[00:14:54] for the elections, the internal conflict
[00:14:57] within the Congress has come out in the open.
[00:15:01] So much so that even shoes and slippers were thrown.
[00:15:05] The way the new leadership of the Congress in UP
[00:15:08] has been welcomed, it seems that the trailer
[00:15:11] of the Congress's electoral chapter in 2027 has been shown.
[00:15:15] Now the question is, if the Congress keeps fighting with itself,
[00:15:19] then how will it fight the elections?
[00:15:21] This
[00:15:42] is called much ado about nothing. There is very little time left
[00:15:46] for the assembly elections in UP, and the Congress leaders,
[00:15:48] instead of fighting the BJP,
[00:15:50] are fighting among themselves. What happened at the UP Congress headquarters
[00:15:54] in Lucknow on Sunday makes it seem like
[00:15:58] will the Congress enter the 2027 election battle
[00:16:02] with such leaders? The occasion
[00:16:04] was special, the new
[00:16:11] office bearers of the Congress were taking charge,
[00:16:14] but these pictures
[00:16:16] became headlines.
[00:16:21] Congress workers were seen settling scores with each other.
[00:16:25] Someone is shouting, someone has a shoe in their hand, there is jostling,
[00:16:29] and all this is happening at the Congress headquarters.
[00:16:31] Now look at this picture. Former
[00:16:34] state president Ajay Rai is angry.
[00:17:39] This video of the incident is going viral. It is being said that Mamta Chaudhary,
[00:17:43] at the oath-taking ceremony, commented after seeing Ajay Rai that she
[00:17:47] did not have the desire to see him. After this,
[00:17:49] the situation there deteriorated. It is being said that Ajay Rai's supporters
[00:17:53] said, "Stay in your limits."
[00:17:58] "I don't even have the desire to see him." What happened?
[00:18:02] I don't have the desire to see him.
[00:18:04] We spoke to Mamta
[00:19:12] Chaudhary about this entire matter. She says that there was no dispute,
[00:19:15] she just got angry about the "stay in your limits" comment. I didn't even see
[00:19:19] when he came. I was arranging my women.
[00:19:23] All the media themselves were seeing this thing.
[00:19:26] Okay, if we had abused, if we had misbehaved,
[00:19:30] then someone would have covered this.
[00:19:32] But when we did not misbehave at all, we ourselves
[00:19:36] don't know what happened or why he got angry
[00:19:39] and what happened. He just came back to me and
[00:19:43] moved forward towards me. And after moving forward, he came back
[00:19:47] and started shouting, "Stay in your limits, stay in your limits. What are your limits?" Then I
[00:19:51] showed a little anger and said, "Sir, please don't talk about limits."
[00:19:54] In that short time, his former PS
[00:19:57] and other people and some boys whom I don't know,
[00:20:01] the one in the black shirt, the one in the red shirt, started throwing shoes
[00:20:04] and slippers and slapping women. Mamta
[00:20:08] Chaudhary says that she will tell all about the incident to the party officials.
[00:20:11] However, in the meantime, the BJP has taunted the Congress over its internal conflict.
[00:20:14] The Congress needs introspection
[00:20:18] and reflection. The abuse that happened there today,
[00:20:22] I cannot describe that abuse to you,
[00:20:25] but it happened in front of a woman
[00:20:29] president and senior leaders, who are among the most
[00:20:32] senior leaders in Uttar Pradesh. This shows that the Congress
[00:20:35] should think about
[00:20:38] its team and its organization. This incident
[00:20:41] certainly creates concern
[00:20:44] The question being raised is, does the factionalism in the UP Congress
[00:20:48] mean that the party's central leadership has no
[00:20:52] control? Is the path of the new leadership of the Congress in UP
[00:20:56] going to be difficult? And the biggest question is, amidst such internal factionalism,
[00:21:00] how will the Congress deal with the electoral challenges
[00:21:03] of 2027?
[00:21:11] with Vivek Shahi and Ajay Dubey in Lucknow. Now let's talk about the traders
[00:21:14] in Delhi who are troubled by protests. Amidst the festive season in Delhi,
[00:21:18] a major calamity has struck traders. It is being said that due to political
[00:21:22] protests and road blockades, Delhi's trade has been ruined by
[00:21:26] up to 70%. Although protests at Jantar Mantar
[00:21:30] have been banned, the daily protests
[00:21:33] in Central Delhi have greatly increased
[00:21:37] the difficulties of traders. It's the festive season,
[00:21:40] the markets are decorated,
[00:21:49] but the hustle and bustle is missing.
[00:21:53] This is the condition of those historic markets in Delhi that used to do
[00:21:57] business worth crores in this season.
[00:22:00] The impact of political protests has broken the back of 1.5 million
[00:22:04] traders in Delhi. According to the Chamber of Trade and
[00:22:08] Industry (CTI), due to continuous protests
[00:22:11] during the festive season, Delhi's trade has fallen
[00:22:15] by up to 70%. Considering the situation, the CTI
[00:22:18] has directly written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
[00:22:20] and requested a temporary ban on these protests in Delhi's commercial markets
[00:22:24] until Diwali. When the recognition of protests at Jantar Mantar
[00:22:27] was revoked, the CTI welcomed it.
[00:22:31] But around Ramlila Maidan, Old Delhi,
[00:22:35] i.e., Delhi Six, has the biggest wholesale markets.
[00:22:38] In such a situation, the Chamber of Trade and Industry is concerned.
[00:22:42] They have removed
[00:22:45] the protest site and allotted three places:
[00:22:49] Ramlila Maidan, Burari Maidan, and CBD Ground.
[00:22:53] But we have an objection to this, that you have chosen
[00:22:57] Ramlila Maidan
[00:23:00] for the protest site. This will cause us trouble
[00:23:04] because within just 5 kilometers of this area
[00:23:07] are Daryaganj Market, the area of
[00:23:11] Ajmeri Gate, Kamala Market, then Chawri
[00:23:14] Bazaar, Khari Baoli, Naya Bazaar, Paharganj, Chandni
[00:23:17] Chowk, Kinari Bazaar, Kashmir Gate also comes in. So the entire hub of Delhi
[00:23:21] Six, this entire business hub
[00:23:25] falls within two kilometers to five kilometers. So if very large
[00:23:29] protests are held at Ramlila Maidan, barricading will happen,
[00:23:32] roads will be closed, then the areas of Delhi Six,
[00:23:35] the businesses there, may face problems.
[00:23:38] Let us tell you a big news
[00:23:39] related to Rahul Gandhi's petition.
[00:23:42] 14 deficiencies have been found in Rahul Gandhi's
[00:23:46] petition in the Supreme Court. Objections have been raised
[00:23:50] from court fees to documents. The Vakalatnamas of nine
[00:23:54] petitioners are missing. Kharge's ID card
[00:23:57] copy is also unclear. The process will move forward
[00:24:01] only after the defects are removed. Let us tell you that the Congress's legal team
[00:24:05] had filed the petition here,
[00:24:08] in which 11 people from several parties were petitioners, including
[00:24:12] Rahul Gandhi. In the petitioner's name, you
[00:24:16] can see Rahul Gandhi's name here. And now this information is coming
[00:24:20] that 14 flaws have been found in Rahul Gandhi's petition
[00:24:24] in the Supreme Court, in which there are several such flaws
[00:24:27] from court fees to documents that have come to light here.
[00:24:31] The Vakalatnamas of nine petitioners were also found missing here.
[00:24:34] So earlier,
[00:24:38] there was a discussion that this matter might be heard
[00:24:42] in the Supreme Court tomorrow, but before that, during the scrutiny
[00:24:46] of the petition, it was found that the petition
[00:24:49] had 14 flaws. Now these flaws will be corrected,
[00:24:53] after which things can move forward. Ashish,
[00:24:57] please tell us what kind of defects there are and does this also mean
[00:25:01] that there will be no hearing tomorrow, at least?
[00:25:04] Look, the hearing is still pending, we are also waiting.
[00:25:07] Ashish, our colleague, will provide
[00:25:13] more information on this. We will try to go back to him. So, this big
[00:25:17] information is coming out right now,
[00:25:21] that the petition filed by Rahul Gandhi
[00:25:25] has brought this information to light. Now, let's talk about Imran Khan's jail
[00:25:29] in court, whose last fort has also been brought down
[00:25:32] by the army and the government there. In Pakistan,
[00:25:36] Shahbaz Sharif has launched an attack that will probably
[00:25:40] be considered the biggest attack on Imran Khan's politics.
[00:25:43] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that province where Imran's party's
[00:25:47] government was in power, that area where Imran
[00:25:50] had the strongest support base, now has an emergency imposed.
[00:25:53] The government has been dismissed and the army has been deployed. So, has
[00:25:57] the last hope of getting Imran Khan out of jail
[00:26:00] also ended?
[00:27:07] The timing of Shahbaz government's plan is also not less interesting.
[00:27:10] This is because thousands of Imran
[00:27:14] supporters were marching towards Islamabad and their only demand
[00:27:17] was to release Imran Khan.
[00:27:21] But before Imran's support
[00:27:26] march could reach Islamabad, the routes of this
[00:27:29] march were closed. On one side, containers were standing on the roads,
[00:27:33] and on the other side, that government order came that caused a stir
[00:27:37] in Pakistan's politics. That order is that
[00:27:40] now emergency has been imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
[00:27:44] After the imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
[00:27:47] Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, along with his entire cabinet, was arrested.
[00:27:51] The police have kidnapped them.
[00:27:55] The last fort
[00:27:55] has fallen,
[00:28:00] from where Imran was dreaming
[00:28:32] of his return. That is, the Shahbaz
[00:28:36] Sharif government
[00:28:41] has started implementing the final conspiracy
[00:28:45] to politically eliminate Imran Khan, who is sitting behind
[00:28:48] bars. The emergency
[00:28:51] in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
[00:29:00] is now about the Houthis.
[00:29:34] The Houthis have attacked Saudi Arabia again,
[00:29:37] and this is the same Saudi Arabia that buys billions of dollars
[00:29:41] worth of weapons. America stands with it,
[00:29:45] but still, the Houthis are repeatedly disturbing Saudi Arabia's
[00:29:49] sleep. Now the question is, why does Saudi Arabia, considered
[00:29:53] one of the richest countries in the world, seem so helpless
[00:29:56] against the Houthi rebels?
[00:30:33] On one side is the oil superpower Saudi Arabia, and on the other side are the Houthis,
[00:30:36] who, despite limited resources, are challenging the stability
[00:30:40] of the entire region with missiles and drones.
[00:30:44] On one side is Iran,
[00:30:47] whose population is more than 90 million.
[00:30:51] The big cities of Iran are Iran's