BBC documentary row: DU forms 7-member panel to probe Jan 27 ruckus outside Arts Faculty

New Delhi, January 28: Delhi University on Saturday constituted a committee to look into the ruckus outside the Arts Faculty building over the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The 7-member committee which will be headed by DU Proctor Rajini Abbi has been asked to submit its report to Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh by 5 pm on January 30.

The university stated in a notification that the vice-chancellor has formed the committee to enforce discipline and maintain law and order on campus.

According to the notification, the other members of the committee are - Professor Ajay Kumar Singh of the Department of Commerce, Professor Manoj Kumar Singh, Joint Proctor, Professor Sanjoy Roy of the Department of Social Work, Professor Rama, Principal of Hansraj College, Professor Dinesh Khattar, Principal of Kirorimal College, and Gaje Singh, Chief Security Officer.

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“The Committee may specifically look into the incident of the 27th of January, 2023 which occurred outside the Faculty of Arts and opposite gate No. 4, University of Delhi,” the notification added.

On Friday, a commotion erupted at Delhi University as students attempted to screen the controversial BBC documentary, despite the intervention of police and the university administration.

Twenty-four students affiliated with the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) were detained at Delhi University's Arts Faculty, and the North Campus was heavily policed.

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