The students said that the university administration cut off the electricity supply to prevent the screening of the divisive documentary, so they were viewing it on their mobile devices. The Delhi Police, however, refuted reports of stone-throwing on the campus. No such event has been reported to us thus far, I reiterate, Manoj C, DCP (South West), told reporters. Yesterday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union announced the screening of India: The Modi Question, a documentary that has sparked a significant political debate both domestically and internationally. Since no authorization from the authorities was requested, the university administration threatened to take disciplinary action against the screening of the movie.
The authorities had warned that the documentary’s showing might sour the campus’ tranquility and unity.Following the Center’s crackdown on the documentary, more than 50 tweets have been deleted. Even YouTube was required by the authorities to remove any videos that shared the documentary. Kiren Rijiju, the law minister, also denounced the BBC film, calling it a wicked campaign that was carried out both inside and outside of the nation. He stated that some people consider the BBC above the Supreme Court of India.
The Center has been under fire from the opposing parties for its response to the BBC documentary. The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth arm of the Kerala government’s CPI(M), had already stated that it will show the documentary tonight in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
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