NEW DELHI: Kerala Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has strongly condemned Delhi University for suspending two college students for 2 years for watching the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Expressing his robust displeasure over the incident, the Kerala Congress MP mentioned that he was appalled by the “shocking decision” taken by Delhi University towards its pupil. He additionally mentioned that the transfer to droop the scholar in a democracy is a “disgrace & a betrayal of everything a university should stand for. Shame!”
“As a @Delhiuniversit alum committed to academic freedom & independence of thought, I am appalled by this shocking decision. To suspend a student for two years for watching a documentary in a democracy is a disgrace & a betrayal of everything a university should stand for. Shame!,” he tweeted.
As a @Delhiuniversit alum dedicated to tutorial freedom & independence of thought, I’m appalled by this surprising choice. To droop a pupil for 2 years for watching a documentary in a democracy is a shame & a betrayal of all the things a college ought to stand for. Shame! pic.twitter.com/cpwVLr9OQb
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 21, 2023
The response from Tharoor got here after Delhi University suspended NSUI chief and Ph.D. scholar Lokesh Chugh and one other pupil Ravinder for screening the BBC documentary on the campus.
The controversial BBC documentary on Gujarat riots – ‘India: The Modi Question’ which has triggered a bitter political storm within the nation, was screened at Delhi University regardless of the ban by the Centre.
NSUI and Bhim Army Student Federation screened the controversial BBC documentary. The motion was taken on the advice of a committee arrange by Delhi University to probe the incident. The committee has really useful punishment for eight college students. Two of the eight have been suspended for a yr and the remainder gave been given much less strict punishment.
Tharoor had earlier commented that India’s sovereignty is just not fragile simply because the BBC had come out with a contentious documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.
What Is The BBC Documentary About?
The two-part documentary, India: the Modi Question, is a two-part collection analyzing the rising communal tensions in Gujarat when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state’s chief minister in 2002.
The first episode tracks PM Modi’s first steps into politics, together with his rise by way of the ranks of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to his appointment as chief minister of the western state of Gujarat.
The documentary highlights a beforehand unpublished report, obtained by the BBC from the British Foreign Office, which raises questions on PM Modi’s actions throughout the riots that had damaged out after a prepare carrying Hindu pilgrims the day earlier than was set on hearth, killing dozens. The report claims that Modi was “directly responsible” for the “climate of impunity” that enabled the violence.
PM Modi has lengthy rejected accusations that he had any duty for the violence and by no means apologised for the riots. The BJP authorities on the Centre has strongly criticised the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his alleged function within the 2002 Gujarat riots for which he has been given a clear chit by the Supreme Court of India.
Calling it “propaganda to defame India”, the Centre has banned the screening of the controversial BBC documentary wherever within the nation. However, the docuseries has been screened at a number of universities in some states regardless of the ban.
