Anant Gupta

@AnantGuptaAG

I write long stories and make short videos for @Scroll_in. Previously reported for the Washington Post’s Delhi bureau. Write to me: [email protected]

New Delhi, India

Joined July 2019

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jun 27

Ambedkarites vow to fight till their "last breath" to get Ambedkar's statue installed. Upper-caste lawyers want BN Rau to be recognised as the "real maker" of the Constitution. Read @scroll_in's ground report about the caste conflict brewing in Gwalior. scroll.in/article/108391…

AnantGuptaAG's tweet card. A caste conflict has broken out in the High Court bar, with upper caste lawyers successfully preventing Ambedkarites from installing the statue.

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 9

"What is at stake is not just the voter list in Bihar, but the very principle of universal adult franchise." indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

AnantGuptaAG's tweet card. A sample survey shows that the very principle of universal adult franchise is in danger of being undermined by the way EC's special intensive revision exercise is being conducted

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Amrita Dutta@damrita · 12 h

The assault on the rights and humanity of Bengali Muslim workers carries on with impunity. scroll.in/latest/1084902…

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Scroll.in@scroll_in · Jul 25

Living in the shadow of glaciers and dams: A Himalayan ticking time-bomb scroll.in/video/1084817/…

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Scroll.in@scroll_in · Jul 24

Jagdeep Dhankhar’s abrupt resignation as vice president took everyone by surprise on Monday. In this week’s #ChronologySamajhiye, @AnantGuptaAG explains why he received no farewell from the BJP. #JagdeepDhankharResignation

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 23

Good morning from Janata Dal (United).

NNarendra Nath Mishra@iamnarendranath · Jul 23

JDU MP-“चुनाव आयोग को न इतिहास का ज्ञान है न भूगोल का।कोई व्यावहारिक ज्ञान नहीं है । एक महीना में किसी के पास सारा डॉक्यूमेंट्स नहीं जुट सकता है ।” अब बिहार के जेडीयू एमपी ने चुनाव आयोग के SIR प्रक्रिया पर सवाल उठाया!

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 22

"Just consider this — the Election Commission of the world’s largest democracy no longer recognises its own voter ID as good enough to accept a bona fide voter." @neerjachowdhury on SIR indianexpress.com/article/politi…

AnantGuptaAG's tweet card. With instructions given by the EC to all states to get ready for the SIR – even as the Supreme Court is hearing the matter – the exercise in Bihar is clearly more than just a trial balloon.

Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 21

BJP promised citizenship to Bengali Hindu refugees. But CAA is a “mess”, one Bengal BJP leader told @scroll_in. “Despite being an MLA, I don’t clearly know how to help,” said another. Trinamool otoh is telling refugees their voting rights are at risk. scroll.in/article/108469…

AnantGuptaAG's tweet card. Some BJP leaders in West Bengal are worried that Trinamool's labelling of the party as ‘anti-Bengali’ would have an impact.

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Scroll.in@scroll_in · Jul 21

A #BJP Bengal executive member says its "Bangladeshi" politics will boomerang. scroll.in/article/108469… If a Bihar-style voter roll revision happens in #WestBengal "Hindus will suffer more," he explained. "If they [Hindu Bangladeshi refugees] are not allowed to vote, BJP will…

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 21

BJP’s aggressive citizenship politics is making its Bengal leaders worry. The ghosts of CAA-NRC continue to linger in the state. And Mamata Banerjee is still the BJP’s chief nemesis. My report for @scroll_in: scroll.in/article/108469…

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Scroll.in@scroll_in · Jul 17

The 2011 census showed that Bangla is the second most spoken Indian language. Yet, if you’re a Bengali-speaking Muslim in a BJP-ruled state, you may end up in Bangladesh before you even realise what happened. In this week's Chronology Samajhiye, @AnantGuptaAG explains why.…

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 14

Bengali Muslim families torn apart. Several people stranded in Bangladesh. Middlemen offer to push them back into India for ₹35k. Read this story from @ZamanRokibuz_ scroll.in/article/108446…

AnantGuptaAG's tweet card. They have been rounded up by the police, asked to provide citizenship documents – and in extreme cases, been forced out of the country.

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 11

What unites Nishikant Dubey (BJP), Pappu Yadav (pro-INC) and Prashant Kishor? All 3 lashed out at the Thackerays for the spate of attacks against Hindi speakers in Maharashtra. My story about what the Thackerays' reunion could mean for Bihar elections. scroll.in/article/108439…

AnantGuptaAG's tweet card. Opposition leaders admitted that the attacks on migrant workers in Maharashtra were gaining traction in Bihar and putting their alliance on the backfoot.

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Scroll.in@scroll_in · Jul 11

The new political formation in Maharashtra could potentially allow the BJP to present itself as a protector of Bihari migrants even as the Hindutva party accuses the Congress and its allies in Bihar of colluding with the MNS’s anti-Hindi drive. scroll.in/article/108439……

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Scroll.in@scroll_in · Jul 10

#ChronologySamajhiye | Nearly two decades after they split, the Thackeray cousins are back together. What triggered the surprise reunion? @AnantGuptaAG breaks it down in this week’s Chronology Samajhiye. #ShivSena #MaharashtraPolitics

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 10

As part of the voter list revision in Bihar, the election commission of India has asked millions of citizens to produce documents old and new. But it is unable to find a copy of its own order from 2003. Read this report by @sighyush scroll.in/article/108436…

AnantGuptaAG's tweet card. The 22-year-old document can answer fundamental questions about the current exercise. But ECI officials said they cannot find a copy.

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 8

“The Election Commission’s office should shift from Ashoka Road to Deendayal Upadhyay Marg.” Watch the full interview with @MahuaMoitra here: youtu.be/VkHtYlVzPBI

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 7

A ⁦@reporters_co⁩ review of Election Commission documents shows there is no scientific basis for the Special Intensive Revision being carried out in Bihar. ⁦@ayushikar1998⁩ ⁦@nit_set⁩ reporters-collective.in/trc/bihar-elec…

AnantGuptaAG's tweet card. Records reveal: A detailed review and updation of the Bihar state electoral roll was completed by January 2025. The roll was found to be robust. Officials were updating the roll well into June....

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Buffalo Intellectual@ProfRavikantK · Jul 4

deep-dive on Bahujan-ism & OBC politics, caste in Bengal, caste in DDLJ & Satyajit Ray films & of course 'Meet the Savarnas'-- a must watch! Thank you Scroll & Shoaib for having me🖤 youtube.com/watch?v=xzFeL_…

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Anant Gupta@AnantGuptaAG · Jul 3

The scale of what is happening in Bihar is mind-boggling.

SScroll.in@scroll_in · Jul 3

The EC is revising Bihar’s voter lists. Nearly 8 crore people have just 32 days to get their names included. While the commission says the exercise is a routine affair, Opposition leaders are worried. In this week’s #ChronologySamajhiye, @AnantGuptaAG explains why

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Vaishnavi Rathore@_Vaishnavi_R · Jul 2

It takes just a few hours of rain for many cities to get waterlogged. Why is that? followed some drains in Delhi & spoke with people to understand this more: scroll.in/article/108370…

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