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BJP's star lawmaker Sunny Deol has appointed a representative to attend meetings on his behalf in his constituency Gurdaspur. As he faces a big backlash, his explanation is even more unconvincing. Sunny Deol said he had appointed his PA (personal assistant) to "ensure smooth flow of work whenever I am out of Gurdaspur to attend parliament or travelling for work." Also, he has attended parliament for just 5 of the 11 days so far. Today we discuss, do celebrities make bad lawmakers?

For the first time since the election results, Congress chief ministers met party chief Rahul Gandhi and urge him to take back his resignation. Rahul Gandhi has been firm on quitting till now. Some other names are doing the rounds for the party chief's post. As the Congress struggles with the leadership question, its government in Karnataka faces serious trouble.

Dangal actor Zaira Wasim's decision to quit films because of her religion has sparked off a furious debate. Should this be respected as her choice and she be left alone? This has made headlines and has been a top trend online as many support the national award winning actress while many don't.

National Award-winning actor Zaira Wasim has decided to quit acting saying she is not happy with the line of work as it interfered with her faith. In a detailed post on her Facebook page, which she later shared across all social media platforms, the Kashmiri-born actor who hit the big league with her role in Aamir Khan's Dangal said she realised "though I may fit here perfectly, I do not belong here" in a reference to Bollywood. The 18-year-old actor said as she completed five years in the profession, she wanted to "confess that I am not truly happy with this identity i.e my line of work".

Four days after he was caught on camera assaulting a municipal officer, BJP legislator Akash Vijayvargiya has walked out of prison on bail. He's unapologetic and unrepentant about the assault and says he did it in public interest. He claims that civic officials were razing houses in good condition so that leaders of the Kamal Nath-led Congress government could take over the land. In response to queries about whether he would take the law into his own hands again, he said, "I pray to god that I should not be given another opportunity to bat." He claimed he will follow the Gandhian path in future.

'Article 15', a movie about the caste system in India has run into protests a day after its release, forcing it off theatres in some parts of the country, the film's director-producer has said, opening a fresh frontier in a nationwide debate over free speech. Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha has appealed for help as tensions and protests rise in various cities. Disruptive mobs are protesting against the film outside cinema halls claiming that the movie portrays the so-called upper caste Brahmin community in bad light.

A huge controversy erupted on Saturday after a dairy farmer, who was beaten to death in April 2017 by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan, was named in a chargesheet along with his sons, drawing attention to the legal treatment of victims of mob killings and cow vigilantism in the country. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot defended his government, saying the victim was not indicted.

In Uttar Pradesh, law and order violations have been taking place quite frequently. Today, inmates in a UP jail are seen flashing pistols in a video making threats. On tonight's show we discuss the lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh prisons.

Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra has made waves with her debut speech in parliament as an MP which is still trending online two days later. First time MP Mahua Moitra joins us tonight to tell us why she thinks India is showing early signs of Fascism.

At a time when ties have been shaky between India and the US over trade and ties with Russia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Delhi to break the ice. However, differences remain between the two countries. On tonight's show, we discuss, "Can India trust the Trump administration?"