'Prisoner No. 626710 present': CBFC flags Umar Khalid film screening at IIIT-Hyderabad
The Central Board of Film Certification raised concerns about a planned documentary screening at IIIT-Hyderabad, pointing out violations of the Cinematograph Act. Consequently, students chose to halt the showing of this uncertified film. IIIT-Hyderabad dissociated itself from the event, clarifying that it was not an organizer. Similarly, an intended screening at NLSIU Bengaluru faced postponement…
Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad has criticized the ABVP for demanding the permanent cancellation of a proposed documentary screening related to jailed activist Umar Khalid at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU). Hariprasad insists that Khalid is a nationalist, and the ABVP has no moral basis to speak on him, as they praise Nathuram Godse, a known anti-national and terrorist.
The ABVP sought the Centre's intervention to permanently cancel the screening of the documentary, "Prisoner No. 626710 is Present," directed by Lalit Vachani. The screening was recently postponed by the organizers due to security and administrative concerns. ABVP Bengaluru has contacted union ministers, including Amit Shah, Pralhad Joshi, and Arjun Ram Meghwal, to seek their intervention.
They argue that the postponement was a tactic to allow public outrage to subside and claim that institutions of national repute should not be used for political propaganda associated with Khalid, including his alleged links to past controversies.
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