Left, Right & Centre

The #MeToo movement gets bigger - a union minister is named and a TV actor is accused of rape. Will these women get justice years later?

Vinta Nanda, the woman whose searing account of rape by an actor 19 years ago has shocked social media, on Tuesday told NDTV that "someone told me they couldn't sleep last night after reading my piece, but I had the best sleep of my life last night." Twitter has been baying for Ms Nanda's alleged rapist Alok Nath's blood since her Facebook post detailing not just the harrowing rape but also the years of isolation, depression, trauma and suffering that she endured after.

As the #MeToo movement explodes in India, actor Hrithik Roshan speaks out. While a senior political editor of a newspaper is forced to step down, we ask how can companies be made more accountable to act against sexual harassment?

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The hate poltiics that has played out in Gujarat with migrants from UP and Bihar targeted forcing them to flee - was this fanned by the Congress's Alpesh Thakor?

Tanushree Dutta, the Bollywood actor who had spoken out on how she was sexually harassed has gone to the police with a complaint against actor Nana Patekar. She is absolutely clear and consistent in her charges against the actor; that dance moves were introduced in a 2008 film which were meant to allow Patekar to inappropriately touch her. Tanushree Dutta's lawyer speak to us on the show. Nana Patekar or his lawyers have either not responded or chosen not to be a part of this programme. All this comes as further examples of sexual harassment emerge in Bollywood, all perhaps a worst kept secret. The latest are the allegations against Vikas Bahl, the director of the critically-acclaimed film Queen with even actor Kangana Ranaut publicly stating that his behaviour towards her was not acceptable. On Left, Right and Centre we ask, as #MeToo gains momentum, why are Bollywood stalwarts still silent?

The Election Commission has announced the dates for the last round of assembly elections - to be held in five states ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections. They will begin on November 12 and continue till December 7. Seen as the bellwether for next year's elections, the five include BJP-ruled heartland states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Congress-ruled Mizoram and southern state Telangana. The results will be announced on December 11. Tonight on Left Right and Centre, we ask if the BJP will manage to win back Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh? Will the Congress retain Mizoram?

After actor Tanushree Dutta, now the world of comedy has been hit by horrendous harassment allegations against one of their own. Not only has this comedian been accused of harassing women, but of sending pictures of his genitals to young girls, and to make it worse, when this was pointed out to the group he worked with, they did nothing - they went on working with him anyway.

From a fuel price crisis that forced the centre to step in today to a bloodbath at the stock markets and concerns about how one of the country's largest financing firms ended with such huge debt - is India facing an economic crisis?

On Left Right and Centre, we focus on the BJP's National Executive in the capital attended by the party's top leaders from across the country. On the first day it was Amit Shah who addressed all while Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay out the strategy of the party for 2019 on Sunday. Party President Amit Shah's tenure has also been extended, it was revealed today, so that he leads the party into the polls.

A day after the historic supreme court verdict decriminalising gay sex there is so much joy across the country. But in all the banner headlines in newspapers, there is one voice we haven't heard from enough -- our political leaders. Yes, the Congress, DMK and some other parties have welcomed the judgement, but what about the ruling BJP? Why is there no tweet from the Prime Minister welcoming the decriminalising of gay sex? What about the Aam Admi Party, which prides itself on being egalitarian? What about Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress?

Tomorrow may well be a day of liberation for millions of Indians. The Supreme Court will pass, what many hope, a landmark legislation on Article 377. With India truly becoming a modern state - where an individual's sexual orientation is no bar to the way they choose to lead their lives - leading lawyers, members of the clergy and gay rights advocates discuss on the show what's at stake for millions in the country.

For the first time in 10 days, diesel and petrol prices did not go up on Tuesday. This came as a welcome relief to citizens who have seen their day-to-day expenses spiral up as fuel prices shot through the roof. While petrol is being sold at nearly Rs 87 a litre in Mumbai, India actually exports refined fuel, petrol and diesel to 15 countries at just Rs 34 a litre. Taxes, in other words the excise duties, dealer commissions and VAT continue to be a nightmare. These taxes in Delhi, very recently, were actually more that the cost of the fuel itself. On the show tonight, we discuss: Shouldn't the centre and states do more to help citizens cope with the fuel price hike?

At the core of the charges against the 10 people arrested over Maoist links in June and August is their role in a gathering called the Elgar Parishad in Pune in December last year. The gathering was held ahead of the Bhima Koregaon anniversary that commeorates the victory of a small Scheduled Caste regiment defeated the forces of Peshwas 200 years ago. The Bhima Koregaon celebration, however, erupted into violence between two communities. One person died and several were injured in the clashes. Police said that it was the incendiary speeches given at the Elgar Parishad event that led to clashes, and that this was preplanned by Maoists who helped organise the Elgar Parishad. The basis for this: two police complaints - one that names participants like Umar Khalid and Jignesh Mevani. And the other, which names six participants all from Maharashtra from left organisations. (Video courtesy: fb/bhimakoregaonshauryadinpremaabhiyan)

Hike in fuel prices has led to blame game between the centre and state governments. The state governments, especially those headed by the opposition parties, blame the centre. The centre blames global prices and state governments. We explain to you how both are responsible.