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You've been reading about the purported WhatsApp conversations of Delhi rioters.

We took a deep dive.

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If accurate, the transcripts submitted by the police in court provide a vivid, chilling account of the way communal violence unfolded in Delhi in February.

@VijaytaL and @ShoaibDaniyal report

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Purported conversations between the rioters shows that they consider the Delhi Police as an ally, rather than a force they should be fearful of.

“We don’t need the police. There are enough Hindu brothers to f**k their mothers.”

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A communal riot is often seen as a spontaneous eruption. But the purported WhatsApp exchanges of the alleged rioters suggest the violence was minutely planned.

Rioters discuss battle tactics and logistics – where to assemble, calls for assistance, sources for weapons, ammunition
But how much credence do we give these purported WhatsApp transcripts?

What other evidence has the Delhi Police presented in court against the arrested men?

@sruthisagar takes a critical look at the chargesheet

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Very strong statement by three medical professionals associations on the Indian government's mishandling of the coronavirus epidemic.

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The signatories are members of the Indian Public Health Association, the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine and the Indian Association of Epidemiologists.

They include former advisors to the health ministry, current and former professors at AIIMS, BHU, PGIMER.
Significantly, as @abantika77 pointed out, among the signatories is Dr DCS Reddy, the head of the research group on epidemiology and surveillance constituted by the government’s National Task Force for Covid-19.

Another member, Dr Shashi Kant, has also signed the statement.
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Modi government claims India has enough PPE – personal protective equipment.

But health workers are still reporting shortages.

Companies say supply chains are slow.

We investigated why. 

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To recap: 

In March, PPE manufacturers were still battling lack of transparency by the government and the sole agency appointed for centralised procurement.

@AarefaJohari reported on the strange case of missing tenders.

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Not just government procurement, PPE companies could not even start production for private hospitals.

Why?

Because the government had not publicly released PPE specifications.

They were released – guess what – on the day the lockdown began. March 24.

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Imagine losing your annual income during the lockdown?

This is what has happened to some of India's most vulnerable communities.

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I travelled to Chambal region in Madhya Pradesh – you have probably heard about bandits hiding in its ravines and scrublands.

But hunger also hides there.

Particularly in the villages of the Sahariya Adivasis.

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Most Sahariyas don't have much land to cultivate. They work on other people's farms. often far from home.

March-April – harvest time – is the main season of work.

This year, they were unable to travel for work.

"The police chased us away," this young woman told me.
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