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Podcast: Reporters Without Orders
Episode: Reporters Without Orders Ep 183: Corruption in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, farmerâs death in Karnal
Description: This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by freelance journalist Mandeep Punia and BBC Hindi journalist Rajnish Kumar.The conversation begins with Rajnishâs report on widespread corruption in the Modi governmentâs Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) scheme. Rajnish explains that there was a âdeep nexusâ between public representatives, touts, and the government. Mandeep then talks about his report in Gaon Savera on a farmer, Sushil Kajal, who was injured during a police lathicharge in Karnal and subsequently died. Sushilâs son had told Mandeep that his father had refused to go to the hosp...