BBC documentary on PM Modi: UK's British Broadcasting Corporation aired a two-part series attacking PM Modi's tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister during the Gujarat riots of 2002. The documentary sparked outrage and was removed from select platforms.
Sharma said that in his PIL he has raised a constitutional question and the top court has to decide whether citizens have the right under Article 19 (1) (2) to see news, facts and reports on the 2002 Gujarat riots.
This came a day after the institute had issued advisories to students and the management regarding the mass screening of the banned BBC documentary.
The Centre had directed social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links to the documentary 'India: The Modi Question' last week. The Ministry of External Affairs also trashed the documentary as a 'propaganda piece' that lacks objectivity and reflects a colonial mindset.
Speaking about the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi said, "Around 4 pm, some 20 people came outside the Arts Faculty gate to screen the banned BBC documentary. They were asked to disperse from there. When they did not, they were peacefully detained."
There was a ruckus at Delhi's Ambedkar University for watching PM Modi's documentary. Students wanted to watch the documentary, but the campus's electricity was cut, after which there was a ruckus.
The screening of the documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Narendra Modi helmed the western State was first shown at the KPCC headquarters in Kerala for its staff and party workers.
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After JNU, Jamia, the controversial documentary, is being screened in many universities. The documentaries are being shown to the students on campus. Now, in response to this documentary, ABVP has also come down. ABVP Screening "The Kashmir Files" To Respond To Left-Wing Students
The controversy around the banned BBC documentary -- "India: The Modi Question" is snowballing with every passing day. Eventually, the matter turned into BJP supporters vs opponents of the saffron party. Several anti-BJP groups have screened or planned to screen the banned documentary.
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The Student Federation of India (SFI) will show the documentary at Jadavpur University on Thursday and at Presidency University.
BBC Documentary On PM Modi Screening Row: After JNU, the screening of BBC documentary in Jamia University was also announced by left student organization SFI.
A new episode of the BBC documentary Row: A Big Conspiracy Against Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been launched. Foreign guests have come to India. Before January 26, a film was delivered to the mobile phones of students in different campuses of Delhi.
The banned BBC documentary on Gujarat riots is being used vigorously against Modi. For this, first the university campus was made a political camp. Leftist student organizations tried to screen it in JNU, ABVP protested, there was a fight.
The screening of the BBC documentary was to be held at Jamia today after 6.00 pm. However, today at the day itself, the police have taken four students into custody in this matter from gate number eight of Jamia. Since then the students have created a ruckus on the university campus.
At present, there is an uproar in two big universities of Delhi regarding the anti-Modi documentary of BBC.. L see what is the whole matter.
Earlier today, the university administration said the screening will not be allowed and that they are taking all measures to prevent people and organisations with a "vested interest to destroy the peaceful academic atmosphere of the university".
A senior official of the Jamia University said that the administration will not allow SFI to screen the BBC documentary and a strict vigil is being kept.
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