Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the NGO, said the suit for defamation against the BBC is in relation to the documentary which has ”defamed” India and the whole system including the judiciary
There is something undemocratic in allowing the state to decide what people should watch or read. It undermines, even insults, the innate wisdom of the common person, who usually is quite adept in knowing the difference between propaganda and reality
The students were sitting on an indefinite strike to protest against the "draconian" action by the university authorities. There was no immediate reaction from the varsity authority and the police