Left, Right & Centre

Earlier this week, the state of Rajasthan introduced a bill that proposes a tough new law to deal with incidents of mob killings. As per the bill, if the victim dies due to mob violence, people guilty of the crime will be given life sentences. Also, conspiracy to lynch will be treated as a crime equal to lynching itself. Is there less outrage over the lynchings and more at those who protest them? We discuss on The Big Fight.

Our big focus tonight is justice for the Unnao rape survivor. From the horrific details of how red tape has delayed the rape trial for over one year to confusion over which court to try the case in, it is a shocking story of how the entire political and justice system has failed this teenager who is fighting for her life. Now, the Chief Justice of India has stepped in and will hear the matter tomorrow.

What is going on in Uttar Pradesh? A teenage rape survivor is battling for her life in hospital, two of her relatives dead after their car was hit by a truck. Her alleged attacker is a sitting BJP legislator who now has a murder case filed against him; also in the last 24 hours, in Amethi, the constituency of Smriti Irani, a former army officer was beaten to death for resisting a robbery attempt. And where is the police? They've been busy washing the feet of Kawariyas or showering rose petals on them. Is there a law and order breakdown in Yogi Adityanath's UP?

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor warned of growing discontent in the Congress over leadership crisis triggered by Rahul Gandhi's resignation as party chief following the debacle in national elections in May. Many leaders are upset privately and the party must "elect" a president soon not "select" one, he said.

The ruling BJP held a legislative party meet in a Bengaluru hotel on Sunday, hours after Speaker Ramesh Kumar disqualified 14 legislators who had resigned from the assembly. BS Yediyurappa will need to prove his party's majority on the floor of the House - which should be plain sailing; the BJP has 105 MLAs and the support of one independent- the new majority mark after 17 MLAs were disqualified is 104.

The Auto sector is facing an unprecedented slowdown with passenger car sales enduring its worst ever quarter in almost seven years between April to June this year. Should the slowdown persist, there is a fear that 10 lakh jobs could be in danger. Tonight on Left Right and Centre, we ask, as growth in revenue for companies in the sector slow down significantly, is it time for a policy intervention?

The government hits the pause button on the contentious RTI Bill in the Rajya Sabha, with the numbers stacked against them. But in this session, 11 bills have been passed without any scrutiny by a parliamentary panel, which the opposition says undermines democracy. Even though the government has a big majority, should key bills still be studied in detail before being passed?

Aparna Sen on why she and 48 other intellectuals have written to the PM against lynchings and the attempt to stifle dissent.

The government hits the pause button on the contentious RTI bill in the Rajya Sabha with the numbers stacked against them but in this session 11 bills have been passed without any scrutiny by a parliamentary panel, which the opposition says undermines democracy. On Left, Right and Centre, Trinamool Congress's Derek O'Brien talks about how unacceptable it is for the Government to be passing bills with no scrutiny whatsoever and that the opposition aims to be constructive.

India denies Donald Trump's outrageous claim that PM Modi wanted him to mediate on Kashmir, but the opposition demands a statement by the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, the statement could cause some more damage to the India-US relationship. So, what next?