Osmania University students detained for trying to screen BBC Documentary on PM Modi

Several universities, including Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia varsities in Delhi, recently tried to screen the controversial documentary. The two-part documentary “India: The Modi Question” reportedly claimed to have investigated certain aspects relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Modi was the chief minister of the state.

Osmania University students detained for trying to screen BBC Documentary on PM Modi

A group of students of Osmania University was taken into custody after they tried to screen the controversial BBC Documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.  A minor scuffle broke out between the students and police after they were stopped from screening the series that has sparked a political storm.

Several universities, including Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia varsities in Delhi, recently tried to screen the controversial documentary.

The two-part documentary “India: The Modi Question” reportedly claimed to have investigated certain aspects relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Modi was the chief minister of the state. While several opposition parties in India came out in support of the series, the Centre reportedly issued directions for blocking Twitter posts and YouTube videos sharing links to the documentary.

The BBC documentary was rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs as a "propaganda piece" that lacked objectivity and reflected a "colonial mindset".

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