India: The Modi Question

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BBC's documentary on Gujarat riots shows another side of Modi ... (Onmanorama)

Thiruvananthapuram: The first part of the BBC documentary that the BJP government had sought to erase from the internet space in the country, 'India: The ...

The BBC documentary also does a fine balancing act. This shade of Modi comes through especially during the old 2002 interviews he had with BBC reporters. Even so, the documentary does not conclusively state that Modi was responsible. It describes the riots as a systematic, politically-driven, rape of Muslim women. There was also the claim of another Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist that Modi had allowed them three days to run riot. There was also Babu Bajrangi's claim that Modi secured bail for him by changing the judge.

India-The Modi Question: US breaks silence on 2002 Gujarat riots ... (DNA India)

The BBC documentary titled 'India: The Modi Question' has kicked up a controversy in the country, with the United States issuing a statement.

However, he did not comment on the nature of the contents of the BBC documentary. Price said that he was “not familiar with the documentary” which has kicked up a controversy. The BBC documentary has been named ‘India: The Modi Question’ and political parties in India have conflicting views.

Indian university reports power cut ahead of Modi documentary ... (Reuters)

A top Indian university cut off power and internet supply on campus on Tuesday before a screening by its students' union of a BBC documentary on Prime ...

The JNU media coordinator did not comment when asked about reports of internet outage and a power cut inside the campus. In 2017, 11 men were jailed for life for setting the train ablaze. Another petition questioning his exoneration was dismissed last year. The 2002 Gujarat violence erupted after a train carrying Hindu pilgrims caught fire, killing 59. A source in the administration said a fault in the power line caused outages in faculty residences and other facilities and the issue was being looked into. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

BBC documentary on Narendra Modi screened on campuses across ... (The Hindu)

Protest march taken out by BJP to Law College stopped by police near St. Teresa's College, avoiding a potential flare-up with SFI activists.

Kerala Students’ Union (KSU) screened the documentary at Maharaja’s College hall. Ernakulam District Congress Committee (DCC) screened the documentary at Menaka Junction. The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) screened the two-part documentary at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam Law College, Cochin University of Science and Technology, and the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, to fairly large audiences of students.

Pelted with stones to stop us from watching BBC documentary, claim ... (Hindustan Times)

The JNU administration had threatened disciplinary action against screening the film as no permission was sought from the authorities. | Latest News India.

[Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union](https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/jnusu-to-screen-bbc-documentary-varsity-threatens-action-101674501017211.html) yesterday had announced the screening of ‘India: The Modi Question’, the documentary which has triggered a massive political controversy in India and abroad. In Kerala, the "Some people consider the BBC above the Supreme Court of India," he had said. Last week, the ministry of external affairs called the documentary a propaganda and said it reflects a colonial mindset. More than 50 tweets have been struck down following the Centre's crackdown on the documentary. High drama ensued at the Jawaharlal University campus after the students alleged being attacked with stones in a bid to stop them from watching BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

दी लल्लनटॉप शो: BBC की 'इंडिया द मोदी क्वेश्चन' डॉक्यूमेंट्री का ये सच ... (The Lallantop)

दी लल्लनटॉप शो: BBC की 'इंडिया द मोदी क्वेश्चन' डॉक्यूमेंट्री का ये सच जानते हैं? बीबीसी की ...

India university warns against screening BBC documentary on Modi (Aljazeera.com)

JNU officials say showing the film on PM Narendra Modi might 'disturb peace and harmony' on the campus.

“However, we will not stop and watch the documentary with the help of mobile phones using QR codes.” The JNU media coordinator did not comment when asked about reports of internet outage and a power cut inside the campus. He ran the western state from 2001 until his election as prime minister in 2014 and briefly faced a travel ban by the United States over the riots. Another petition questioning his exoneration was dismissed last year. Other students said they were The BBC said last week that the documentary was “rigorously researched” and involved a “wide range” of voices and opinions, including responses from people in Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The documentary is also scheduled to be screened on Tuesday at various campuses in the southern state of Kerala, currently governed by a communist party opposed to the BJP. “The administration has cut the internet and power in order to stifle the voice of democracy,” she said. President of the JNU students’ union, Aishe Ghosh, invited students on Twitter to the screening of the documentary that has been “‘banned’ by an ‘elected government’ of the largest ‘democracy'”. JNU Students start watching the BBC Documentary India: The Modi question on their mobile phones, Laptops After the University cut off the electricity inside the Campus to stop a screening of the documentary. After the authorities cut electricity on the JNU campus, where the students union were preparing to screen the BBC documentary on Narendra Modi's role in the Gujarat violence, students gather around laptops for the screening. The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the capital New Delhi had threatened disciplinary action if the documentary was screened, saying the move might “disturb peace and harmony” on campus.