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The controversy that started over the screening of BBC’s documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ on Gujarat riots is not taking its name to stop. After JNU and DU, there was an uproar over the screening of the documentary at Mumbai’s Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS).
The Progressive Students’ Forum of TISS had announced the screening of the documentary on Saturday at 7 pm. Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha opposed it. After this, the police intervened in the matter and said that there would be no screening of the documentary at TISS. However, after this the students watched the documentary on their phones and laptops only.
Progressive Students Forum had released this poster to give information about documentary screening.
TISS had warned of action
TISS did not allow the screening of the documentary. TISS had issued a warning saying that strict action would be taken on doing so. Apart from this, Mumbai BJP President Ashish Shelar demanded police action against the students who screened.
Know the events of the last four days regarding the documentary controversy.
January 24: Stones were pelted at students watching the documentary in JNU
There was uproar in JNU throughout the night on 24 January. The students’ union said that they were not screening the documentary, but were watching it on mobiles. There is no restriction on watching this, then why was the internet power cut?
There was an uproar at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on 24 January regarding the screening of this documentary. Actually, the university came to know that the screening of the documentary was being done in the office of the student union, so the electricity and internet there were cut off.
Even after this the students did not agree and shared the QR code to download the documentary on mobile. The controversy escalated so much that students watching the documentary were pelted with stones late in the night. It is not known who pelted the stones. The attackers fled taking advantage of the darkness.
January 25: Jamia University 7 students were detained in
The picture is of Jamia University, Police detained 7 students for screening of documentary lE.
So far 7 students have been detained by the police over the screening of the controversial documentary in Jamia. They are accused of trying to spoil the atmosphere. SFI has postponed the screening till the release of the students. They have been detained on the complaint of the Chief Proctor of the University.
Jamia’s Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar said that the student organization SFI is trying to spoil the atmosphere of the university campus due to the screening of the controversial documentary. We will not allow any such work. Action will be taken on any unnecessary act of the students.
January 25: Puducherry University clashes over screening of BBC documentary
Puducherry University students clashed on Wednesday over the screening of a BBC documentary.
A BBC documentary on PM Modi was screened at Puducherry University on Wednesday (January 25). After this there was a clash between the two organizations of the students. After the university administration cut off electricity and WiFi as a precautionary measure, a group of students watched the documentary on phones and laptops.
January 25: Uproar over documentary in Panjab University
Congress student wing NSUI had organized a screening of this documentary at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Students gathered to watch it.
On January 25, there was an uproar at the Student Center of Panjab University (PU) over the screening of a controversial documentary. NSUI commissioned this documentary. Many students gathered to see it. Meanwhile, the university authority came to know about this and immediately stopped this documentary which was played on the projector. about half of the documentary had already run
January 26: Kerala Congress shows documentary on Republic Day
Kerala Congress screens controversial BBC documentary on Republic Day. The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) conducted the screening at Shankumugham beach in Thiruvananthapuram. The party said – so that this documentary can be shown to maximum number of people, it has been screened on the beach.
January 26: Uproar between SFI and ABVP at Hyderabad University
On January 26, there was a dispute between the Students Federation of India (SFI) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at the University of Hyderabad over this documentary. SFI screened the controversial documentary to over 400 students. In response, the students’ wing of the RSS and ABVP activists screened the documentary ‘The Kashmir Files’ on the university campus.
This picture has been shared by SFI on social media, in which students in Hyderabad are seen watching BBC documentary.
ABVP activists accused the university administration of allowing the BBC documentary to be shown on the campus. In protest, the activists demonstrated at the university main gate. He said that when the government has banned BBC documentary, then how was it allowed to be shown in the campus.
Earlier on January 21, a group of students had organized a screening of the documentary on the campus of the University of Hyderabad. The students neither informed the university administration nor took permission for this. After the matter came to light, the university authorities took action.
January 27: Uproar in Delhi University
On 27 January, Delhi University (DU) students and police clashed over the screening of BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’. The students said that they wanted to see this documentary, while the police were not allowing them to see it. At the same time, the police say that this documentary has been banned, so its screening cannot be allowed.
Police said that Section 144 is applicable near the Arts Faculty of Delhi University. Crowd cannot be allowed to gather here. Some students were detained after the uproar.
The first episode of the documentary was telecast on 17 January
The BBC released the first episode of The Modi Question, a documentary on the Gujarat riots, on YouTube on 17 January. It claimed the role of the then Chief Minister Modi in the 2002 riots in Gujarat. The second episode was to release on January 24. Even before this, the central government removed the first episode from YouTube. The Government of India has termed the documentary as propaganda against Prime Minister Modi and the country. Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that we do not know what is the agenda behind the documentary, but it is not fair. This is propaganda against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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