The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has lodged a complaint with the Vice-Chancellor seeking action against those involved in the screening of BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ by some student organizations on the University of Hyderabad campus.
University registrar Devesh Nigam has asked the security officials, who were responsible for bringing such issues to the notice of the authorities, to submit a report, which is likely to be submitted on Monday. “We will take necessary action after submitting and studying the report,” said a university official. Hindu,
Apparently, a section of students belonging to certain student groups organized the screening late on Saturday night. Security officials knowing about it reached the screening venue and requested to stop it as no prior permission was taken by the students, which is mandatory. However, the students under the banner of ‘Fraternity Movement-HCU Unit’ refused to be deterred.
A section of teachers and students in support of the screening said that the documentary was not banned and there is no order from any authority not to screen it. The central government has only asked social media companies like Twitter and YouTube to remove the documentary from their platforms. So his argument is not violated anywhere.
However, ABVP leaders claim that the screening of the controversial documentary was aimed at creating trouble on the campus which was peaceful with focus on academics. They argue that there is a sinister conspiracy behind the screening. “What is the need for screening when everyone can watch it on their gadgets if they want to? The screening is a deliberate attempt to disturb the peace,” argued research scholar and ABVP member Mahesh Namani.
University officials said the campus is peaceful and no untoward incident took place. The role of the police will come to the fore only when the university decides to file a complaint against the organisers.