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Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar's bizarre comments on 'modern Indian women' have drawn him widespread criticism on social media. On Left, Right and Centre, we debate if such leaders should stay quiet?

An expert panel has recommended Covaxin for use on children between the ages of 2 and 18 in India. Delhi AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that there is enough data to suggest that Covaxin is effective. He said that children with comorbidities should be prioritised for vaccination and that long-term follow-up data is needed on jabs for kids.

After the police belatedly arrested Ashish Mishra, son of Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra, we ask why hasn't the junior minister in the ministry dealing with law and order stepped down and why this case needed prodding by the Supreme Court for the minister's son to be interrogated.

After skipping summons yesterday, Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish finally appears for questioning in the probe of the violence that broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri. However, Ashish Mishra - who has been accused of running over farmers was summoned as a "witness" by the UP police. Protesting farmers, meanwhile, demanded his arrest and resignation of the Union Minister. Farmer leaders have also announced a march to Lakhimpur, a 'rail roko' and a mahapanchayat in Lucknow.

On Left, Right and Centre, BJP worker Manish Bhanushali, seen on video with accused Arbaaz Merchant, admitted that it was him, but denied holding and taking Arbaaz to the Narcotics Control Bureau office.

Several allegations have been raised on the arrest of key individuals on a cruise ship in Mumbai, allegations of a larger conspiracy, involvement of political leaders, also private detectives. Among those arrested with Aryan Khan, son of Shah Rukh Khan, is Arbaaz Merchant. His father Aslam Merchant alleges that his son and others, including Aryan, were framed.

Aryan Khan and seven other accused have been sent to judicial custody. The judge said that police custody of the accused without cogent reason would amount to violation of fundamental rights. Aryan Khan's bail application will be heard on Friday at 11:00 am. On Left, Right and Centre, we speak with Maharashtra Cabinet minister Nawab Malik, Manish Bahushali, the BJP member who mysteriously appeared with the Narcotics Control Board, and the father of Arbaaz Merchant.

After much drama, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi visit Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of those who were killed in the violence on Sunday. There have been no arrests in the case. Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who was detained in Moradabad enroute to Lakhimpur Kheri, spoke to NDTV from police detention.

Huge allegations have been levelled by the NCP in Mumbai that the drug arrests in Mumbai including that of the son of Shah Rukh Khan were part of a conspiracy involving the Narcotics Control Bureau and the BJP. Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik pointed to a video of Manish Bhanushali, a BJP politician, who appeared to be taking in Arbaaz Merchant, one of the accused in the case, into the Narcotics Control Bureau. Another picture, which went viral on social media showed a man who is not in the NCB posing with Aryan Khan. It turns out that man is some sort of a private detective. How were two private individuals allowed to be a part of this investigation in the first place?

Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retired) Madan Lokur, slamming the detention of political leaders in Uttar Pradesh, said "Priyanka Gandhi is being kept illegally". Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said she was "illegally" arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur on Monday when she was on her way to Lakhimpur where eight people, including four farmers, were killed on Sunday.