Jailed student activist Umar Khalid (File Photo)
626710 is Present”, directed by filmmaker Lalit Vachani, was proposed to be screened at the university.
In a statement, ABVP Bengaluru said it “notes the cancellation of Umar Khalid ‘s documentary screening at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU). The documentary, “Prisoner No. The RSS-affiliated students’ body had strongly opposed the screening. there was no official confirmation yet from the Law and Society Committee (LawSoc), a student organisation at NLSIU that had organised the event While ABVP claimed that the screening had been cancelled. The screening was recently postponed by LawSoc, citing logistical and security concerns, following protests by ABVP. The student organisation, however, had demanded that the event be cancelled.
BENGALURU: The proposed screening of a documentary on jailed student activist Umar Khalid at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) here has been cancelled, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad ( ABVP ) claimed on Saturday.
ABVP reiterated that freedom of speech stops where national security is compromised, and any attempt to undermine national unity under the guise of open discourse will continue to face resolute opposition from the student community.