BBC Documentary on PM Modi, The Kashmir Files screened by student groups at UoH

UoH Registrar Devesh Nigam in a statement said "the Dean-Students' Welfare had counselled the student groups and issued an appeal not to do any screening of films in view of the law and order issue, maintaining peace and tranquility in campus and forthcoming end semester exams starting from next week."

BBC Documentary on PM Modi, The Kashmir Files screened by student groups at UoH

The Students Federation of India (SFI) organised the screening of the BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) while RSS' student wing, ABVP showcased the controversial film 'The Kashmir Files', on the campus.

On January 21, the Fraternity Movement in UoH campus, a students' group, had organised the screening of the BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question" on campus without taking any prior permission. The University authorities later sought report on the incident for taking necessary action.

The screening of the documentary "India: The Modi Question", access to which was recently blocked by the Centre on social media platforms, was earlier announced by the SFI at the university campus.

“Glimpses from the successful screening of the documentary 'India: The Modi Question' organised by SFI HCU on the Republic Day following the call of SFI CEC. More than 400 students turned up for the screening, rejecting the false propaganda and the attempts of ABVP to create unrest and the administration to disrupt the screening of the documentary. SFI-HCU salutes the student community who have stood for freedom of expression and campus democracy,” a social media post by SFI HCU said, tagging the photos.

Meanwhile, the students of ABVP HCU organised the screening of 'The Kashmir Files,' on the university campus today. Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the Bollywood film depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir following systematic killings of people from the community by Pakistan-backed terrorists.

UoH Registrar Devesh Nigam in a statement said "the Dean-Students' Welfare had counselled the student groups and issued an appeal not to do any screening of films in view of the law and order issue, maintaining peace and tranquility in campus and forthcoming end semester exams starting from next week. However, students decided to go ahead with their programme schedule."

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