BBC Documentary / Stones pelted at students watching controversial documentary on PM Modi in JNU; powered off

BBC Documentary: There was an uproar in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) over the screening of BBC's controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ignoring the advice of the JNU administration, the left-wing students insisted on screening the documentary. Even before the screening, there was a power failure at many places in the campus. Students gathered in a herd after the power cut are watching this documentary on mobiles. Meanwhile, stones were pelted at the left wing students gathered there. Left wing students have accused ABVP students of stone pelting. Amidst the stampede that followed the stone-pelting, the students caught two men and accused them of being involved in the stone-pelting.

Names of students who pelted stones given to police

Accusing the Delhi Police of delay in action, the left-wing students marched to the Vasant Kunj police station under the leadership of JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh and lodged a complaint there. The students claim that they have given the names of the stone-pelters to the police. Finally this protest ended at Vasant Kunj police station. The student union has demanded that immediate action should be taken against the ABVP accused students. At present, electricity has been restored in the JNU campus.

Security tightened near JNU campus

In the midst of all this commotion, a large number of security forces have been deployed outside the campus gate as a precautionary measure so that any situation can be dealt with. Let us tell you that the screening of the documentary was going to start at 9 pm on Tuesday night. Without the permission of the administration, the left wing students insisted on screening it. The JNU administration had warned that disciplinary action would be taken if the documentary was screened, but the left-wing students did not listen. Left wing students claimed that this would not vitiate the atmosphere and started the process of screening. Meanwhile, electricity was cut off in many areas of the campus.

JNU had ordered cancellation of the screening of the documentary

In fact, in this regard, a poster was released by the students' union announcing the telecast of the controversial BBC documentary. At the same time, the university administration had asked the students to cancel the program or else strict disciplinary action would be taken. Explain that the government on Friday directed social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links to the documentary titled 'India: The Modi Question'.