'Umar Khalid is a nationalist': Congress leader BK Hariprasad hits out at ABVP amid documentary row

The screening was recently postponed by the organisers, who cited security and administrative reasons. Hariprasad called Khalid a nationalist and questioned the student organisation's moral authority to comment on him.Hariprasad said, "Umar Khalid is a nationalist, and ABVP has no right to speak on him because they adore Nathuram Godse—who was an anti-national and the first terrorist of the country. They have no moral right. "The remarks came after the RSS-affiliated student organisation sought the Centre's intervention to permanently cancel the proposed screening of the documentary Prisoner No. It said institutions of national repute should not become platforms for what it described as political propaganda centred on Khalid.The student body referred to Khalid's alleged links to the 2016 JNU controversy, Afzal Guru commemorations, CAA-NRC protests and the 2020 Delhi riots.

Source: Times of India September 15, 2026 07:55 UTC