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Noida workers' crackdown, a school under scrutiny, and Punjab farmers gear up
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- 3 Things
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- Aug 31, 2026
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- 1589
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Summary
First, we speak to The Indian Express’ Drishti Jain about the police crackdown on factory workers protesting for higher wages in Noida, why many spent weeks in jail despite courts finding insufficient evidence against them, and the lasting impact on their families. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Parul Kulshrestha about a government school near Jaipur where children were studying alongside farm animals despite having a school building, and how public attention prompted the authorities to allocate funds for repairs. (14:45) And in the end, we look at the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s week-long Chandigarh–Mohali mobilisation, the routes and preparations planned for participating farmers, and their demands concerning river waters, MSP, debt relief and agricultural policy. (23:25) Hosted by Ichha Sharma Produced and written by Shashank Bhargava, Niharika Nanda and Ichha Sharma Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar