'Umar Khalid is a nationalist': Cong leader hits out at ABVP amid documentary row
Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad has defended activist Umar Khalid, labeling him a nationalist while criticizing the ABVP for their opposition to a documentary screening. The controversy centers on the ABVP's demand to cancel the event at the National Law School of India University.
Why it matters
The incident reflects ongoing ideological polarization in Indian academic institutions regarding political activism and freedom of expression.
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad on Tuesday hit out at the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) over its demand for the permanent cancellation of a proposed documentary screening on jailed activist Umar Khalid at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU). Hariprasad called Khalid a nationalist and questioned the student organisation's moral authority to comment on him.Hariprasad said, "Umar Khalid is a nationalist, and ABVP has no right to speak on him because they adore Nathuram Godse—who was an anti-national and the first terrorist of the country. They have no moral right."The remarks came after the RSS-affiliated student organisation sought the Centre's intervention to permanently cancel the proposed screening of the documentary Prisoner No.
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