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Students protest in Pune , New Delhi
Agitating students of FTII-Pune took their protest to the heart of the capital on Friday as they held a demonstration seeking immediate revocation of appointment of TV actor and BJP\'s Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the governing council of the prestigious institute.
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New Delhi: Agitating students of FTII-Pune took their protest to the heart of the capital on Friday as they held a demonstration seeking immediate revocation of appointment of TV actor and BJP's Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the governing council of the prestigious institute.
The students staged the protest outside Shastri Bhavan which houses the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that made the appointment. The students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), carrying placards and shouting slogans, accused the NDA government of "saffronising" education and said they will continue their protest till their demands are met.
Almost all students of FTII have been protesting against the appointment of Chauhan who is best known for his portrayal of Yudhisthir in the mega TV serial "Mahabharat". The protesters were detained by the police and taken to Parliament Street Police Station here.
The FTII students' association had sent a communication to Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on June 15 on their demands through FTII Director D Narain after failing to get a positive response from the ministry.Meanwhile at Pune, agitating students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who have demanded cancellation of appointment of TV actor and BJP's Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman, alleged that a peaceful protest organised by them was "violently disrupted" by police.
"Today's peaceful protest in solidarity with striking students of FTII outside Shastri Bhavan in New Delhi was violently disrupted by police and CRPF," a statement issued by a spokesman of FTII Students Association (FSA) said. More than 100 activists and students were forcibly detained and lodged at Parliament street police station, it said.
A ten-member delegation of the FSA which includes seven alumni is in the capital to press their opposition to Chauhan's posting on the ground that the actor had no "credibility and vision" to lead the FTII and that he was a "political appointee" in view of his close association with the ruling BJP.
The I&B ministry, while inviting the students' body to discuss relevant issues to restore normalcy on the campus has asserted that it was government's "right to make appointments".
