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