00:00And from the national capital, let's shift our focus to Kolkata.
00:03Campus protest in Kolkata's Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
00:06has snowballed into a political flashpoint,
00:09drawing reactions from across the film fraternity and political spectrum.
00:14Veteran actor Nasiruddin Shah and filmmaker Payal Kapadia
00:17have backed protesting students,
00:20but the BJP has hit back defending freedom of expression
00:24and reiterating allegations of foreign funding.
00:26I'll leave you with this report.
00:28Thanks for watching.
00:33The film fraternity has stepped in to support protesting students
00:36at Kolkata's Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
00:44Students at SRFTI have been protesting against attacks and incursions on campus,
00:49allegedly by RSS-linked organizations.
00:53Mouskar, Adab, I'm Nasiruddin Shah.
00:56Veteran actor Nasiruddin Shah has voiced his support for the protesting students.
01:04In a video shared on social media,
01:06Nasiruddin Shah accused the BJP of pursuing what he called a vendetta
01:10against those who do not agree with its beliefs and policies.
01:15The BJP, the bloody Jhuti Party,
01:20after its manipulative victory in the Bengal elections,
01:23now seems all out for revenge
01:25on anyone who does not subscribe to their beliefs and their policies.
01:32The latest victims of this vendetta are the students,
01:36the aspiring filmmakers of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
01:41I urge all right-minded citizens to support the demands
01:46of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute students.
01:50My name is Payal Kapadia and I'm a filmmaker.
01:53Filmmaker Payal Kapadia has also expressed solidarity with the students,
01:56saying she is absolutely horrified at the situation.
02:00This is a very concerning matter as the safety of students is at stake.
02:05I stand in solidarity with the students
02:08and urge the administration to act against those who are instigating the violence
02:13and not against their own students.
02:16But the BJP has rejected the criticism,
02:19saying Nasiruddin Shah and others are only able to speak openly
02:22since freedom of expression is not being suppressed.
02:45The BJP has also reiterated allegations of foreign funding.
02:49The BJP has also reiterated allegations of foreign funding.
02:55The BJP has also embodied contributions to the benefits of foreign trade.
03:08The Congress, meanwhile, has backed the students,
03:15claiming that democracy in India is declining
03:17and authoritarianism is growing stronger.
03:42The students at Kolkata Satyajitre Film and Television Institute
03:46are agitating over campus violence, safety and the administration's response.
03:51The clashes broke out on September 27th after students objected to a campus event
03:56organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, which is an RSS-linked organisation.
04:06Violence was once again reported on October 4th during Hindu Jagran Manch protest outside SRFTI.
04:16Students are now demanding Vice-Chancellor Santosh Admera's resignation
04:20and the Institute has ordered the students to vacate hostels.
04:25Bureau Report, India Today.
