Description
The 1996 elections loom, and a beleaguered Congress party struggles to win back power. In the meantime, the Hawala PIL is clubbed with other similar anti-corruption petitions in the Supreme court. In the lower court, LK Advani and other prominent figures, find themselves facing a trial in the Hawala corruption-related cases. As action builds inside and outside the courts, an anti-corruption campaigner switches teams. And amicus curiae Anil Divan makes a shocking discovery that will upend the course of the litigations and bring new documents to light. Ultimately, what will come of all the legal proceedings? And what will be the legacy of the Jain Hawala PIL?
References
A list of archival resources used to research this episode can be found here:
Excerpt from Justice JS Verma’s interview on the Doordarshan show - “In Conversations with Rajiv Mehrotra”
Excerpt about Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s involvement in the cash for votes scam from Lallantop report
Clip of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s press conference sourced from WildfilmsIndia
Clip of HK Dua commenting on 1996 elections from Associated Press Archive
Clip of Fodder Scam investigation sourced from WildFilmsIndia
Excerpt from Justice JS Verma interview to NDTV show “Walk the Talk”
Congress party wiped out - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/05/10/indias-congress-party-concedes-historic-defeat/d54d5d38-5617-49b2-95ce-72658798b75f/
Archive: https://documents.legalarchive.in/static/timeline/#Jain%20Hawala%20Case/AQU
Transcript: https://www.anildivanfoundation.org/episode3
Credits:
Host: Raghu Karnad
Guest: Ashok Kumar Panda, Kamini Jaiswal, Prashant Bhushan, Shantonu Sen
Research Manager: Ramya Boddupalli
Legal Researcher: Vipinn Mittaal and Uday Vir Garg
Scriptwriter: Ramya Boddupalli
Script editor: Bhavya Dore
Fact checker: Vipinn Mittaal
Advisors: Lawrence Liang, Ranvir Singh, Shyam Divan and Vivek Divan
Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome
Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Production Assistant: Sakshi Nair
Sound Design & Mix: Kartik Kulkarni
Sound Editor & Music Supervisor: Lakshman Parsuram
Graphic Designer: Sephin Alexander
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