{"id":24479,"date":"2026-09-15T08:11:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24479"},"modified":"2026-09-15T08:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:11:38","slug":"umar-khalid-is-a-nationalist-congress-leader-bk-hariprasad-hits-out-at-abvp-amid-documentary-row-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24479","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Umar Khalid is a nationalist&#8217;: Congress leader BK Hariprasad hits out at ABVP amid documentary row | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134255814,imgsize-42226,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/no-difference-between-jaish-e-mohammed-taliban-rss-kpccs-bk-hariprasad-says-all-three-not-registered-in-india.jpg\" alt=\"'Umar Khalid is a nationalist': Congress leader BK Hariprasad hits out at ABVP amid documentary row\" title=\"The screening was recently postponed by the organisers, who cited security and administrative reasons.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The screening was recently postponed by the organisers, who cited security and administrative reasons.\">The screening was recently postponed by the organisers, who cited security and administrative reasons.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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&#8217;s moral authority to comment on him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Hariprasad said, &#8220;Umar Khalid is a nationalist, and ABVP has no right to speak on him because they adore Nathuram Godse\u2014who was an anti-national and the first terrorist of the country. They have no moral right.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The remarks came after the RSS-affiliated student organisation sought the Centre&#8217;s intervention to permanently cancel the proposed screening of the documentary Prisoner No. <!-- -->626710 is Present, directed by Lalit Vachani, at NLSIU.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The screening was recently postponed by the organisers, who cited security and administrative reasons.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>In a statement on Monday, ABVP Bengaluru claimed it had sent representations to Union home minister Amit Shah, Union education minister Pralhad Joshi and Union minister of state (independent charge) for law and justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, seeking their intervention.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The organisation also called for a high-level inquiry into the NLSIU administration over the proposed event.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>ABVP alleged that the postponement was a &#8220;stalling tactic&#8221; intended to allow public outrage to subside. It said institutions of national repute should not become platforms for what it described as political propaganda centred on Khalid.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The student body referred to Khalid&#8217;s alleged links to the 2016 JNU controversy, Afzal Guru commemorations, CAA-NRC protests and the 2020 Delhi riots.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/umar-khalid-is-a-nationalist-congress-leader-bk-hariprasad-hits-out-at-abvp-amid-documentary-row\/articleshow\/134255709.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The screening was recently postponed by the organisers, who cited security and administrative reasons. 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