Bihar burqa row: Parties putting politics or India first? Democratic Newsroom debates

In this episode of Democratic Newsroom, the focus is on two major stories – the Chief Election Commissioner's (CEC) directive for verification of burqa-clad voters at polling booths during the Bihar assembly elections, a measure intended to prevent bogus voting and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's statement that Aanganwadi workers will be present at all polling booths in Bihar during the upcoming Assembly polls to help verify the identity of burqa-clad voters has sparked a political controversy, with the opposition accusing the CEC of targeting a specific community and alleging that he is speaking BJP's language. Meanwhile, the BJP has hit back stating that the opposition is stoking communal fire ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar: So, are parties putting politics or India first? Watch as India Today's editors debate this and more on the show.