Hafta 139: BHU, #TakeAKnee, Yashwant Sinha, Mahmood Farooqui and more

Siddhant Mohan, journalist and photographer from Varanasi, joins us to discuss the BHU students' protest in Varanasi. Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Anand Vardhan, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Siddhant talk about the protests in BHU. Who were the students responsible for all the chaos? Was there violence? The Hafta Gang discusses Yashwant Sinha's criticism of the economy. Yogi Adityanath will be celebrating Diwali in Ayodhya this year. Is there a political motive behind this? Why are NFL players protesting and when did they start kneeling down? Also, the Delhi High Court acquitted Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui of rape charges case for allegedly raping a US researcher. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.

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