A dispute over a planned documentary screening at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) includes political attacks after Karnataka Congress president B K Hariprasad referred to jailed activist Umar Khalid as a “nationalist.” Hariprasad criticizes the ABVP for opposing the screening, which he says has become a point of contention.
According to the report, the ABVP seeks cancellation of the screening. The university later reschedules it. The controversy then broadens into party-to-party exchanges: BJP leaders condemn Hariprasad’s remark and frame it as consistent with alleged Congress approaches in earlier issues involving Khalid or similar controversies. They also criticize the Congress party over alleged “appeasement” politics, while the Congress side points to the ABVP’s opposition as a driver of the row.
The immediate disagreement centers on the screening’s handling and the public characterizations of Umar Khalid, while the broader coverage highlights contrasting political narratives about the parties’ stances and motivations in the dispute.
