The director of the film “In the name of love” Sudipto Sen has alleged that the left wing students who indulged in violence and disrupted the screening of the movie on Friday night on the campus, are supporters of jihadist terrorist organisation Islamic State (ISIS).
Mumbai-based, Sen said that Islamic State is fast spreading its tentacles in Kerala and West Bengal looking for a safer heaven after being almost uprooted in their own stronghold of Syria and elsewhere. He said Kerala is last bastion left with the Communist parties in India and they want to hold it at any cost. JNU is left dominated university which is now struggling hard to come to terms with BJP-RSS in the centre and rising popularity ABVP on the campus.
The screening of the film was organised by Global Indian Foundation and Vivekanand Vichar Manch of JNU, a frontal organisation of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). However, the film whose theme revolved around the religious conversion of Hindu girls into Islam by radical Muslim youths didn’t go down well with the left faction of JNU which allegedly disrupted the screening.
“Hindu girls are being lured by radicals and converted into Islam and are being trafficked to Syria and elsewhere to be used as sex slaves and human bombs. In the districts of Kasaragod and Malappuram in Kerala alone numerous travelling agents are involved in sending at-least 20-25 Hindu girls abroad daily,” said Sen, adding that he has concrete evidence and documentary proof to support his point. He said he would like to invite JNU students like Mohit Kumar Pandey, Geeta Kumari and others for an debate on the issue.
Sen told The Pioneer, “He wanted to screen his film in JNU as he thought it to be a hub of intellectuals who believe in culture of debate and discussion but what happened last night had left a bad taste in mouth.” Those who curb the artists and his art in such a brutal manner are not a part of civilised society. I want to show my film to all JNU students so that they may also realise how serious the problem is,” said the director.
On Friday night when the film was screened at the Sabarmati lawn of JNU, the left-leaning students, including incumbent and former members of JNU Student’s Union (JNUSU) protested and allegedly disrupted the screening of the movie.
In the scuffle that ensued between them and ABVP, students and guards were injured with one guard even left with broken leg. Some students and
outsiders were injured from both the sides with former JNUSU president Mohit Kumar Pandey also allegedly sustaining minor injuries.
When the matter got worse and situation turned violent, Mohit fled from the spot in a car allegedly in his bid to save himself although according to ABVP he was actively involved in provoking, hurting and abusing others. When contacted, Mohit said the ABVP created almost a “lynching” situation with ABVP member Saurabh Sharma leading them. “They acted like bloody goons and were trying to kill us,” said Mohit.
The Delhi Police said it received 13 complaints from both the sides and was probing the incident. “We have received 13 complaints and are
deliberating the ones that are actionable,” said a senior police officer. More violence is expected in the campus as ABVP has organised a protest march “save JNU from left lumpens” at 9 pm in campus while JNUSU has also organised a freedom march against violence at the same time in the campus on Saturday.