Impact is what we journalists live for. After exposing exploitation of #MigrantsOnTheRoad, Maha govt decides to pay for Shramik trains from CM’s relief fund. Home Minister told me “Migrants dont have to travel on foot or trucks anymore. We’re running more trains & buses for free”
Reposting stories I did to put pressure on govt to run free buses & trains for migrants from Mumbai who paid 670-765 to reach their homes by Shramik trains. Happy to announce that migrants from Maharashtra dont have to spend a penny now as charges will be taken care by the state
Home Min Anil Deshmukh also told me “Frequency of free Shramik trains & buses from Maharashtra will be increased so that migrants don’t have to resort to other means & they reach home safely.”
I hope this decision puts an end to the miseries & exploitation of #MigrantsOnTheRoad
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3 incidents I covered where men in UNIFORM went beyond law to commit CRIMES. What action have they faced so far? NOTHING. ZILCH. ZERO. Coz victims weren't Ranauts
1 Sexual assault of Adivasis
2 Forced cremation in Hathras
3 Handing female victims to mob in Manipur
Stay with me
While we say no to any form of violence and stick to it no matter what, let the government, judiciary, and us as a society also give victims of grave injustice reasons to have faith in the system.
There's massive anger and hopelessness in people, & vile individuals like Kangana
are only triggering it. Even after being slapped, Kangana didn't have the decency to say, "I'm sorry for what I said. While violence is wrong, what I said was also wrong." One statement from her could have given so much hope. But instead,
HAPPENING NOW — #Hathras rape victim’s body has reached her native village, Boolgarhi in Hathras, where the horrific incident took place. SP, DM, Joint Magistrate all here accompanying the family. My camera person Wakar and I will get you all the updates all through the night
#HathrasCase Major ruckus in the village right now. UP cops & officials forcing kin to cremate body overnight. Family begging that let us at least take the girl home one last time. Village people came in front of the ambulance, saying “we will not let you burn our girl forcibly”
#HathrasCase UP Police officials forcing grieving parents to cremate the body overnight saying “I’m from Rajasthan & in our culture we don’t keep the body for long. Baaki sab aap dekh lijiye”
Mother is begging in front of the cops, please let me take the body home once, only once
Maha govt used to buy #N95 from Venus Safety at ₹11.6 in 2019 & ₹17.3 + gst in Jan 2020. As soon as #COVIDー19 struck, price of same product went up to ₹42 (more than 250% increase). Now, same mask was available in market for ₹180-350 & more. That's more than a 1000% increase
Prices kept on increasing because the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) did not cap the MRP even after #N95 masks were notified as essential commodity under the Essential Commodities Act.
THIS IS A TRUE STORY. Just don’t know if it’s sad or funny.
After hearing NO from at least 10 hospitals, rang up a senior doctor from a govt hospital in Mumbai at 12:30 in night to check if his hospital has a bed available for this 70 yr old patient with extreme breathing issues
Doctor sounded drunk and he blasted me for calling him at such an hour. I apologised thrice but told him that it was an urgent situation. Doctor didn’t hang up on me. He said “We are not the guardian angels. If the city is drowning, don’t hold us accountable for everything”
“If people are queuing up outside alcohol shop, govts are opening temples, hundreds are travelling without any social distancing, we can’t help the case. So please don’t call us for anything.”