Indian students said they would re-show a BBC documentary. About Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a campus screening on Tuesday was dismissed. As propaganda by the government amid power outages and intimidation by the opposition.
The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) plans to screen the documentary “India. The Modi Question” in every state in India, its general secretary told Reuters on Wednesday.
Police detained more than a dozen students at New Delhi University. On Wednesday ahead of the screening, broadcaster NDTV reported.
Modi’s government labeled the documentary. Which questioned his leadership during the 2002 riots in his home state of Gujarat. As a “propaganda piece” and stopped its airing. It also banned sharing of any clip on social media in India.
Modi was the chief minister of the western state. At the time of the violence in which 1,000 people, Muslims, were killed. Human rights activists put the toll at around 2,500.
Mayukh Biswas, general secretary of SFI, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said. “They will not shut down voices of dissent”.
A warning was issued by New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University. On Tuesday against unauthorized student gatherings ahead of SFI’s scheduled screening. The BBC documentary on Wednesday evening, NDTV reported.
According to the broadcaster, police detained more than. A dozen students there about an hour before the screening.
Delhi Police did not immediately confirm whether the students were detained. But said the university has heavy deployment of police. And security forces in riot control gear.
The deployment was “to maintain law. And order” due to the January 26 screening and India’s Republic Day, police said.
The university saw violent clashes in December 2019 between protesters, including students. And a new law barring Muslims from obtaining citizenship in India’s neighboring countries.
On Tuesday, hundreds of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University watched. A BBC documentary on mobile phones and laptops. After the power cut on campus, student leader Aishi Ghosh said.
The university has threatened disciplinary action if the documentary is screened.
“It was the administration that cut the power,” Ghosh said. “We are encouraging campuses across the country to carry out screening. As an act of resistance against this censorship,” Ghosh added.
When asked about the power outage in the campus. The media coordinator of the university administration did not comment.
Ghosh said members of a right-wing student group threw bricks. At students hoping to watch the documentary, injuring several. And the students complained to the police.
A spokesman for the right-wing student group did not respond to a message seeking comment.
A police spokesman did not immediately respond to questions.
The 2002 Gujarat violence began when a suspected. Muslim mob set fire to a train carrying Hindu pilgrims, sparking. One of the worst religious bloodbaths in independent India.
At least 1,000 people, Muslims, have been killed in reprisal attacks across Gujarat for days. As mobs roamed the streets targeting minority groups.
Critics accuse Modi of failing to protect Muslims. Modi has denied the allegations. And the Supreme Court-directed inquiry found no evidence to prosecute him.
The BBC said the documentary was “researched” and included a range of voices. And opinions, including reactions from people in Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Indian students said they would re-show a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As propaganda by the government amid power outages and intimidation by the opposition.
The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) plans to screen the documentary “India. The Modi Question” in every state in India, its general secretary told Reuters on Wednesday.
Police detained more than a dozen students at New Delhi University. On Wednesday ahead of the screening, broadcaster NDTV reported.
Modi’s government labeled the documentary. Which questioned his leadership during the 2002 riots in his home state of Gujarat. As a “propaganda piece” and stopped its airing. It also banned sharing of any clip on social media in India.
Modi was the chief minister of the western state. Human rights activists put the toll at around 2,500.
Mayukh Biswas, general secretary of SFI. The student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said, “They will not shut down voices of dissent”.
A warning was issued by New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University. On Tuesday against unauthorized student gatherings ahead of SFI’s scheduled. Screening of the BBC documentary on Wednesday evening, NDTV reported.
According to the broadcaster, police detained. More than a dozen students there about an hour before the screening.
Delhi Police did not immediately confirm whether the students were detained. But said the university has heavy deployment of police. And security forces in riot control gear.
The deployment was “to maintain law and order” due to the January 26 screening. And India’s Republic Day, police said.
The university saw violent clashes in December 2019 between protesters, including students. And a new law barring Muslims from obtaining citizenship in India’s neighboring countries.
On Tuesday, hundreds of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University watched. A BBC documentary on mobile phones and laptops. After the power cut on campus, student leader Aishi Ghosh said.
The university has threatened disciplinary action if the documentary is screened.
“It was the administration that cut the power,” Ghosh said. “We are encouraging campuses across the country to carry out screening. As an act of resistance against this censorship,” Ghosh added.
When asked about the power outage in the campus. The media coordinator of the university administration did not comment.
Ghosh said members of a right-wing student group threw bricks. At students hoping to watch the documentary, injuring several. And the students complained to the police.
A spokesman for the right-wing student group did not respond to a message seeking comment.
A police spokesman did not immediately respond to questions.
The 2002 Gujarat violence began when a suspected. Muslim mob set fire to a train carrying Hindu pilgrims. Sparking one of the worst religious bloodbaths in independent India.
As mobs roamed the streets targeting minority groups.
Critics accuse Modi of failing to protect Muslims. Modi has denied the allegations. And the Supreme Court-directed inquiry found no evidence to prosecute him.
A range of voices and opinions. Including reactions from people in Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
