In solidarity with dhrishti. --- Ramachandran G P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear all > Yesterday the VHP has attacked a film screening in > ahmedabad. We should > issue a public protest statement asap. best, > > G P Ramachandran > > here is the info on the attack: > > The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the self appointed moral > police, has sunk to new > levels of intolerance. On September 13, about 15-20 > hooligans charged in the > college room of L abd C Mehta Arts College during > the screening of 'Bol', a > series of short films on women's rights. The > screening was part of Nazariya, > an activity promoted by Drishti in about 20 colleges > of Ahmedabad. As part > of this activity students are shown documentaries on > various social issues > followed by a discussion. Today's screening, that > was disrupted, was > followed by a discussion with Stalin K, a leading > human rights activist and > documentary film maker. > > About 25 students and three lecturers had just > finished seeing the film and > Stalin was discussing various aspects of patriarchy > and gender when suddenly > 15-20 hooligans, who clearly did not look like > students or faculty of the > college, charged into the room and started > threatening Stalin and demanded > to know what was being shown and discussed. The > lecturers present there > tried to reason with the hooligans that they were > not doing anything against > any particular person or group. The hooligans then > wanted to see the film to > which Stalin said that that would not be possible. > He told them that they > had no right to come in and distrupt a lecture or > demand to see the film. > > One lecturer pacified the hooligans and took them > out of the classroom. > Meanwhile, Stalin continued with the discussion with > the > students.Incidentally, the subjecy of discussion > just before the hooligans > barged in > was 'fear' and fear inhibits us to struggle or > attempt any change in > oppressive customs or traditions. About 5 minutes > later the hooligans barged > in again and came menacingly towards Stalin and > demanded the DVD. Stalin > refused to give it to them and told them that they > could buy a copy from the > office if need be. They threatened him with 'dire > consequencies' if he did > not give them the DVD and started pulling at the DVD > and pushing him around. > > Meanwhile, Gaurang, coordinator of Nazariya, had > called the Police Control > room. The hooligans then snatched the DVD from > Stalin's hands and, as they > have won a war, shouted 'jai shree ram' and charged > out of the room and > campus. > Police reached the college immediately but by that > time the hooligans had > already left. The police asked Stalin and Gaurang to > go to Navrangpura > Police Station if they wanted to file an FIR. > However, Stalin and Gaurang > had to wait for nearly 3 hours before the police > finally registered a > complain against two of 20 hooligans - Rahul Soni > and Bharat. > > -- > In Peace, > Gaurang Bharti Raval > Drishti Media,Arts & Human Rights > 103, Anandhari Towers, > Sandeshpress Road, > Bodakdev, Ahmedabad. 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