The authorities at a top Delhi university are on alert amid fears of violence after it banned the screening of a BBC documentary about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Part two of the documentary, India: The Modi Question, will be aired in the UK on Tuesday, a week after part one was shown.The programme examines Mr Modi’s role as the chief minister of Gujarat when deadly sectarian riots rocked the western state in 2002, killing nearly 1,000 people, mostly Muslims.Although not aired in India, it was immediately denounced as propaganda by the Indian government, which issued a nationwide ban last week after the first episode created a social media storm.Some student unions at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University organised a screening of the documentary on Tuesday evening, but the administration said that the “unauthorised” showing could disturb harmony on campus.The university has a long history of violence between left and right-wing students. These clashes have often snowballed into national controversies.The administration warned students of “strict disciplinary action” if there was any defiance, but the Students’ Federation of India, one of the largest left-wing college unions, said it would organise the screening on campuses across the country.A group of students at Hyderabad Central
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BBC's Narendra Modi documentary sparks fears of campus violence in India – The National
