ABVP protests Umar Khalid documentary screening at NLSIU
The ABVP has protested against a planned screening of a documentary about activist Umar Khalid at the National Law School of India University. The student-organized event has sparked a debate over campus space and institutional integrity.
Why it matters
The incident reflects ongoing tensions regarding political expression, academic freedom, and the influence of student political groups on Indian university campuses.
BENGALURU: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Sunday protested against proposed screening of a documentary on activist Umar Khalid at National Law School of India University on Monday evening.ABVP said that screening amounts “to permitting campus space for propaganda” linked to the jailed activist allegedly part of JNU controversy, Delhi riots and CAA-NRC protests.Filmmaker Lalit Vachani’s ‘Prisoner No. 626710 is Present’ is scheduled for screening from 7am to 8.30am to coincide with Political Prisoners Day. University’s Law and Society Committee has organised the event.The organisation said it had written to NLSIU demanding that the event be called off, but received no response.
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