- 5/23/2025
Operation Sindoor has sparked a major political clash in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the armed forces at Bikaner airbase and reaffirmed the ‘Yeh Naya Bharat Hai’ doctrine. However, Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accused the PM of compromising India’s global standing and questioned the recent ceasefire with Pakistan. The BJP hit back, accusing Gandhi of “speaking Pakistan’s language.” The operation outlined three key principles for tackling terrorism, including a firm retaliatory approach to attacks on Indian soil.
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00:00And we have news coming in at this hour, there is war of words and the politics over Operation Sindhu, which is only snowballing.
00:08BJP has attacked the leader of the opposition, Il Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
00:13BJP has set Congress hand in glove with Pakistan Food Bank, India-Pakistan Pact to exchange information in 1991.
00:21Gandhi had taunted the Prime Minister after Operation Sindhu Roar.
00:31War of words over Prime Minister's Operation Sindhu Roar cry.
00:35With the BJP now attacking Rahul Gandhi's taunt on Operation Sindhu,
00:39with the Saffron clan also saying that there was, in fact, a disruption and a pact to exchange information in the year 1991 between India and Pakistan.
00:50Gandhi, remember, taunted the Prime Minister after Operation Sindhu Roar.
00:54The politics over this matter is only snowballing.
00:57We're getting in more details on how this is playing out at this point in time.
01:03The Saffron clan is going after Rahul Gandhi.
01:07BJP's Nishikant Dubey sharing documents of India-Pakistan 1991, understanding and questions the leader of the opposition here.
01:22I'm going to go straight across to Piyush for more details.
01:25This is Nishikant Dubey, BJP MP, who talks about the fact that in 1991,
01:31your party's supported government made an agreement that India and Pakistan will exchange information, isn't it?
01:37So what are you talking about right now?
01:39Piyush.
01:41Well, that's right, Sneha. That's a message which is now being sent out by the Bharat Nanda Party.
01:45And a post has been put on a social media platform by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey saying that in 1991,
01:51it was your government which had decided to share information with Pakistan.
01:56Remember that this has happened in the wake of Rahul Gandhi continuously asking questions from Foreign Affairs Minister Shashankar
02:04as to why Pakistan was informed about the operations on Operation Sindhur, which was conducted by India in advance.
02:12To which we have also seen as to how multiple rebuttals have come in from the government,
02:18from Ministry of External Affairs, where they have said that Pakistan was informed only after the commencement of the operation.
02:25But still, the Congress Party continues to ask answers from the government on the statement which was given by Foreign Affairs Minister.
02:33But now BJP has come out with a note which says that in 1991, your government,
02:38which means then the government of UPA had decided, in fact, they had come to an agreement
02:43that they will be sharing information with Pakistan if there is any such thing happens, any such activity takes place.
02:50Now we will have to wait and watch as to how the Congress is going to react on this
02:54because this controversy is snowballing day by day where Congress continues to seek answers from the government.
03:00Of course, you know the background of this is the fact that the External Affairs Minister had made a statement
03:05talking about the fact that how information was shared with Pakistan essentially, isn't it Piyush?
03:09It comes from that statement. Of course, the government has done what it can
03:13to explain why the External Affairs Minister made a statement like that and putting that into context.
03:19Well, the government has time and again, Sneha, made it very clear that the kind of context which is being put forth by the Congress Party,
03:29that's not what the government's intention was.
03:32Government's intention was to inform Pakistan only after the commencement of first phase of Operation Sindhu.
03:37Remember that when we carried out the strikes against the nine terror camps in Pakistan,
03:44after that itself, DGMO-level talks had taken place in which Indian DGMO had briefed the Pakistani counterpart
03:51where Indian DGMO had highlighted that we have carried out attacks against the terror camps in Pakistan
03:58and the Pakistan army can decide not to support the terrorists there, but they did not.
04:05They, in fact, came out with more retaliatory actions following which we had to carry out strikes against the ABCs in Pakistan.
04:15So, that's what Abhiyash Jaishankar was also trying to say that after first phase of Operation Sindhu,
04:21when we had hit nine targets, at that time itself, Pakistan was informed that we have done so.
04:26To that statement, now the opposition is saying that why the Pakistani government was informed,
04:32the Pakistani army was informed about the Operation Sindhu in advance.
04:38But the BJP, time and again, has been rejecting these claims.
04:41And now, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has come out with a statement, with a note in fact,
04:46which says that in 1991, it was the UPA government which had decided to share information with Pakistan.
04:52Now, we'll have to see, Sneha, how the other political parties,
04:55especially the Congress Party, are going to react on this comment coming in from BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.
04:59Alright, I'm going to leave it at that for the moment.
05:01Piyush Mishra, getting us those details as far as BJP responding to what the Congress,
05:06particularly the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has been saying regarding Jaishankar's statement.
05:15Prime Minister Modi has lauded the forces once again, this time he was at the Bikaner Air Force Base,
05:21sending out a message to Pakistan that this base is intact and this is something,
05:25as opposed to what Pakistan, remember, had suggested.
05:29He once again reiterated the doctrine,
05:32Yeh Naya Bharat Hai and Operation Sindoor is the new normal.
05:36Rahul Gandhi has taken a jibe at the Prime Minister,
05:39questioning why does his blood boil only when the cameras are rolling.
05:42Gandhi accused him of having compromised with India's prestige
05:46by agreeing to halting of military hostilities with Pakistan that had escalated earlier this month.
05:52Gandhi also questioned why the Prime Minister trusted Pakistan on terrorism
05:57and once again asked why did Modi, and I quote him,
06:01bow down before Trump for brokering a ceasefire with Pakistan.
06:05This is not the first time that Congress has launched an attack at the Prime Minister.
06:10Earlier the party had hit out at the Prime Minister and raised questions over the operation.
06:15Some leaders called the Operation Sindoor outreach and diplomacy a PR stunt.
06:26We will not separate the leaders of terrorism and the government headed by terrorism.
06:39We will not separate them.
06:42We will consider them as one.
06:46This state and non-state actor game of Pakistan will no longer work.
06:56Operation Sindoor has decided three ways to deal with terrorism.
07:07First, if India is attacked by terrorism, we will get a clear answer.
07:17Time will decide our army.
07:27The method will also decide our army.
07:34And the conditions will also be ours.
07:41Second, India is not afraid of atom bombs.
07:53Congress and its followers have a habit of raising questions on the Indian Army.
08:01We need evidence to question them.
08:04Rahul Gandhi is speaking in the language of Pakistan.
08:09This is being said in front of the people again and again.
08:12Do you remember the incident of 2008?
08:16He had a special meeting in China as a member of the Congress Party.
08:22Not as a representative of India, but as a representative of the Congress Party.
08:26Many such questions arise.
08:29For which country is he standing?
08:30I am saddened that the Congress Party is running in inner contradiction.
08:42It is in delusion.
08:45Today we are fighting against terrorists.
08:48We are also cleaning up the Ugras in the country.
08:53If Rahul Gandhi comes, what will happen to the village?
09:23It has been very clear for anybody who has some sense, some intelligence,
09:28will know what EAM said and when EAM said this.
09:34Anybody who wants to fact-check, they can do that.
09:38Rahul Gandhi, who calls himself the chief uncrowned king of this party,
09:42is not a native of India.
09:44His mother is not from the country.
09:46So, the foreign affairs in him cannot come from the papers.
09:50How much more system did he finish?
09:55And instead of being happy for that, these people are giving him reverse statements every day.
10:01Some people live in India, but their sympathy is with Pakistan.
10:06In any case, they do not want to see India happy.
10:11They want the country to be bad, they do bad.
10:15And to do bad, they encourage other countries.
10:19Prime Minister is giving hollow speeches, says the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi,
10:24because of which several ministers and leaders within the Bharatiya Janata Party
10:30have gone after Rahul Gandhi, saying that this is sheer frustration of the Congress Party
10:35that is speaking in the voice in the language of Pakistan.
10:38It's a war of words that has exploded after Operation Sindhu,
10:42the matter snowballing day by day with a section of the Congress also talking about the fact
10:48that the outreach, the global outreach essentially is a PR stunt.
10:54Apart from that, Rahul Gandhi has spoken about the fact that the Prime Minister
10:59only, his blood only boils essentially when the cameras are rolling.
11:04Gandhi accused him of having compromised with India's prestige
11:07by agreeing to halting of military hostilities against Pakistan.
11:13Piyush is getting in more details on that.
11:16Piyush, we see ministers of the government and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party,
11:20all of them in unison going after the Congress Party.
11:23And the narrative that is getting built right now is that this is the principal opposition party
11:28and the leader of the opposition is speaking the language of Pakistan.
11:33Well, that's right, Sunita.
11:35We have been talking to various union ministers, BJP leaders,
11:38and they all are speaking in one voice that there are many issues on which Rahul Gandhi can do politics,
11:43but he should not do politics on the issue of nationalism.
11:47He should be seen standing united, speaking in one voice as what the government is saying,
11:52because it is about national security.
11:54It is about nationalism.
11:56Remember that not only from BJP, we have also spoken to the allied partners of BJP in India
12:02like Chirag Paswan, Ram Mohan Naidu.
12:04In fact, Chirag Paswan went on to say that Bihar elections are coming,
12:08you will have a lot of issues to do politics, but please don't do politics on this issue.
12:13Please stand united as far as this entire issue is concerned.
12:18In fact, Chirag Paswan has gone on to say, Sneha,
12:21that the kind of statements which Rahul Gandhi is making,
12:25these statements, these comments are being used in Pakistan.
12:28So this is certainly going to give a lot of boost to Pakistan's morale,
12:33and what Rahul Gandhi is doing is nothing but speaking the voice of Pakistan.
12:38That's what the various leaders from the government are saying.
12:42Though the Congress party continues to seek answers from the government,
12:45not only on the statement of S.J. Shankar, but also we have seen, Sneha,
12:49yesterday how J.R. Ramesh had gone on to say that this exercise of sending multiple party delegations
12:55to various countries is nothing but a PR exercise.
13:25And this is AAP MP's big attack on the Prime Minister for Operation Sindoor,
13:30is what AAP MP says.
13:32The Prime Minister is using Pehalgaon victims to get votes.
13:36Sanjay Singh, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and Member of Parliament from Raj Sabha,
13:41has said, this is Prime Minister who is Sindoor ke Saudagar,
13:46which is businessman, essentially.
13:49That's how it translates into.
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15:22All right, let's now talk a little about how the International Monetary Fund has defended its decision to grant financial aid to Pakistan.
15:32In fact, it's listed out the reasons why Pakistan is now eligible.
15:35The global body said Pakistan actually met all the targets that were laid down by the global funding body to meet those requirements.
15:43And that's the reason why the loan was granted.
15:45The executive board of the IMF had decided to allow for disbursement of a billion dollars to Pakistan.
15:53This was done as part of IMF's extended fund facility to Pakistan.
15:59IMF has imposed 11 fresh sets of conditions on the country in exchange for the billion dollar bailout program.
16:05IMF in its conditions said Pakistan must seek parliament nod for the federal budget for the next fiscal year in line with the IMF agreement by June is what it has said.
16:17Implement these agricultural income tax reforms and draft a plan as well for phasing out industrial incentives by the end of the year.
16:27India wants the IMF to reconsider its $1 billion assistance to Pakistan.
16:38And to prohibit the IMF from providing any kind of assistance in the future.
16:43India does not want the IMF's funding to be used in any way to create a terror infrastructure in Pakistan or in any other country.
17:01We don't want that.
17:03Friends, it is now clear that there is terrorism in Pakistan and the government there is on fire.
17:11There is a complete cover-up between the state and non-state actors.
17:19So in this situation, if there are nuclear weapons there, then there is no doubt that they will be taken by terrorists in the future.
17:33This is not just for India, but for the whole world and for the general public of Pakistan.
18:04And in the case of Pakistan, our board found that Pakistan had indeed met all of the targets.
18:14It had made progress on some of the reforms.
18:17And for that reason, the board went ahead and approved the program.
18:23With respect to the voting or the decision-making at our board, we do not disclose that publicly.
18:30In general, board decisions are taken by consensus.
18:36And in this case, there was sufficient consensus at the board for the board to decide to move forward and complete Pakistan's review.
18:49There is a fair amount of pressure on Pakistan.
18:52However, the loan has come through, though there are some conditions that were set by the IMF.
18:58And that has been met, is what the international body has said, and hence the loan granted to the country.
19:06IMF, defending its bailout package to Pakistan, saying its board was indeed satisfied with Pakistan.
19:19Remember the IndiGo flight that was operating between Delhi and Srinagar route just two days ago?
19:24There was massive turbulence that the flight had to encounter while on air, which led to a fair amount of panic among the passengers there.
19:34What we are now learning is that this situation could have been completely avoided.
19:38The pilot of the aircraft had initially sought permission from the Lahore air traffic control to briefly enter Pakistan airspace to avoid the kind of turbulence that was seen.
19:49That video, remember, had gone completely viral.
19:51The pilot had sought the permission but was denied this permission.
19:55He only wanted to divert slightly into Pakistani airspace to avoid a turbulent weather system.
20:01The request stood rejected, forcing the aircraft to stay on its original flight path, where it encountered intense turbulence and a sudden hailstorm.
20:10This prompted the pilot to declare an emergency to Srinagar air traffic control.
20:14In spite of the challenges, the flight landed safely at the Srinagar airport.
20:18Over 200 passengers, including members of parliament from Trinamool Congress, were on board the flight.
20:25Passengers reported moments of panic during the ordeal with many resorting to prayers as the aircraft was buffeted by the storm.
20:33All passengers and crew were unharmed, thankfully though.
20:36The aircraft's nose sustained significant damage.
20:40The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has now launched an investigation into this incident
20:45to assess the sequence of events and determine whether protocol was followed.
20:51Shivani has more on that story.
20:54The DGCA looking into this matter.
20:56But I wonder what will be the road ahead, if at all, Shivani, we find ourselves in a similar situation.
21:02Because this clearly wasn't in our hands.
21:05This was turbulence because of the sudden change in the weather conditions and we were all witness to it.
21:11Sneha, this was a miraculous escape for all the passengers on board this illicit flight that was unleashed from Delhi to Srinagar.
21:18And suddenly it raised turbulence due to hailstorms, thunderstorms.
21:22And what we are getting to know through our sources is that the pilot, who had obviously claimed for the security of his passengers,
21:30had asked for a clearance from the Lahore ATC to avoid that kind of weather situation over the airspace in Srinagar.
21:36But he was denied that kind of permission from ATC Lahore.
21:41That's what we are coming to know.
21:43So certainly we cannot expect much from Pakistan.
21:47It has been a neighbour that has been pushing terrorists inside Indian boundaries.
21:51And once again, it has proved that it doesn't care for the life of civilians.
21:55So this is an issue where DGCA is also investigating the whole matter.
22:00But certainly, once more, the inputs that indicate that Pakistan has been exposed.
22:05Certainly Pakistan has been exposed.
22:08They don't care about their civilians.
22:10I think expecting them to care for ours is certainly, as it's clear, Shivani, a tall order.
22:15I'm leaving it at that for the moment.
22:17Remember, those videos had gone completely viral.
22:19It spoke volumes of the kind of panic that the passengers went through.
22:23Panic on board this aircraft that saw severe, severe turbulence.
22:27Let's get you up to speed with the very latest as far as influencer Jyoti Malhotra is concerned.
22:38This over-alleged links to Pakistan and Pakistani intelligence,
22:42which has exposed a wider influence operation.
22:45Islamabad is targeting female influencers, we hear,
22:48to reshape its image on women's rights, on education, security and a lot more.
22:54India today has busted its influence operation.
23:06Even as Indian national Jyoti Malhotra faces legal action for allegedly spying for Pakistan,
23:12a larger pattern is emerging.
23:15It turns out, Jyoti may not be the only influencer that Pakistan used to improve its image abroad.
23:24Sources tell India Today that Pakistan is now actively targeting female influencers around the world
23:32and is using their platforms to present a softer, more positive picture of the country.
23:39In fact, India Today has identified at least five influencers from the US, UK, Australia, the Netherlands and Scotland.
23:48We're obviously very concerned about, you know, me travelling on my own here and my safety,
23:52the things that we hear about in terms of terrorism, kidnapping.
23:55The videos of these influencers highlight themes like women's safety, education and hospitality in Pakistan,
24:02messages that closely mirror official narratives.
24:06These influencers have posted glowing travel content from Pakistani cities, villages and schools,
24:13often recorded with help from the local guides and under visible state security, including police escorts.
24:22Take the case of Shamozia Mangoes, a YouTube channel run by a British vlogger named Rebecca.
24:32In the last two years, she has uploaded 23 videos, all focused solely on Pakistan.
24:39While she calls herself a travel blogger, there's no content on any other country.
24:45Her Facebook page with over 63,000 followers is filled with pro-Pakistan posts,
24:50including support for the cricket team and national holidays.
24:55Another influencer, Flora Gonen from Netherlands, has uploaded 22 Pakistani-focused videos out of just 40 in total.
25:04A recurring theme in her content, Pakistan is safe for solo female travellers.
25:15The same pattern is seen in the content of the other influencers like Vale B from the US,
25:21Iryana Yamishka from Australia and Scottish duo Alan and Shannon.
25:25Just as we are leaving the museum, behind us you will see the founder of Pakistan who is here.
25:33All their videos highlight safety, development and women empowerment.
25:47The choice of Western female influencers is strategic.
25:50They come across as neutral, relatable voices, especially to global audiences that distrust state propaganda.
25:58The goal? To counter travel warnings, change public perception and reshape Pakistan's image on the global stage.
26:10But behind these smiling travelling diaries, the message now seems to be coordinated and calculated.
26:17Bureau report, India Today.
26:21We are getting at the very latest as far as this conflict between Donald Trump and Harvard University is concerned.
26:27Donald Trump has now upped the ante against Harvard University by asking the university to not enroll international students anymore.
26:36It has revoked the university's ability to enroll and host international students starting from 2025-2026.
26:45The university has described this move as illegal, retaliatory, affecting thousands of students is what it has said in opposition to it.
26:55The Trump government accused Harvard of fostering violence, anti-Semitism, collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party.
27:04The department said the decision followed Harvard's refusal to provide requested information about certain foreign student visa holders.
27:11The controversy sparked off after the Trump administration had written a letter to Harvard University on April 11th,
27:19threatening to cut back billions in federal funding unless Harvard accepted government demands,
27:25including requirements to audit the viewpoints of the student body, faculty, staff,
27:31and also to reduce the power of certain students and administrators because of their political views.
27:41I don't believe it's illegal. Again, foreign student visas are a privilege, not an entitlement.
27:51In particular, students cannot enter the United States if they provide support for designated terrorist organizations.
28:00They wouldn't be allowed to enter the United States.
28:02The Trump administration wants to remove students who provide its support to designated terrorist organizations like Hamas,
28:10and they want to be able to know which students have done that.
28:13So they want access to disciplinary records and to videos of protests.
28:18All right, so essentially this is what has been said by Harvard.
28:22Trump wanted Harvard to share all hiring data with the administration.
28:27That was actually a condition that was set and categorically rejected by Harvard.
28:32This is something that they wanted to do, wanted Harvard University to do.
28:36Also to audit all hirings at least through the year 2028.
28:41I'm going to go straight across to Geeta for more.
28:44Geeta, conditions were set before Harvard University and they refused to adhere,
28:48essentially not accepting the terms and conditions.
28:51They've also taken this matter up legally.
28:53What next for the students, including about almost about 800 Indian students who stand affected?
29:00Well, the Indian students are going to be impacted.
29:04There are quite a few who got through Harvard University,
29:07and the fact that they will not be able to join in in the first semester.
29:13Now, like we've been reporting, Sneha, the university is taking the federal government to court.
29:19One will have to wait and see what the ruling is going to be for now.
29:23There have been instances where the courts have quashed
29:26the cases of the Trump administration's decisions.
29:34But again, this is risking an entire semester or maybe a year as well
29:41of students who have gotten through Harvard.
29:44So not allowing them visas is a major decision and a major setback for Harvard.
29:50And we'll have to wait and see whether if students, international students,
29:56students in India are willing to take that risk of maybe an offer to study online
30:02in the beginning and then join the university later.
30:05And should they lose the case, then they certainly will be losing an entire year.
30:11So it's a major decision now for the students as to what they want to do,
30:16what they'd be willing to do, and how much of a risk they're willing to take in such a scenario.
30:23But this is the Trump administration upping the ante against Harvard University.
30:28And Harvard University doesn't seem to be backing down on its position
30:33on freedom of speech and opinion.
30:37Dr. Mohan, getting into those details of foreign affairs, putting that story into perspective,
30:42telling us about how the terms and conditions were set before the university.
30:48They refused to adhere.
30:50There's been fund-raising and also a directive from the government at this point in time
30:54that international students can't be enrolled and can't be hosted.
30:58This, of course, impacts 788 Indian students currently enrolled with Harvard University.
31:07Like I said, 788 Indian students currently enrolled in Harvard.
31:14And that's the kind of impact that we're going to see on many of these students.
31:18Currently, they are studying at Harvard.
31:20So currently, this is this batch and the previous batches as well.
31:23500 to 800 Indian scholars and students enroll every single year.
31:28Students must take transfer to another university if they want to continue to stay in the U.S.
31:33So that's clearly one option before them, which isn't an easy option.
31:37Indian students from 2025-2026 batch will be the ones who would be impacted with this decision
31:44of the U.S. government disallowing Harvard University to enroll foreign students.
31:49So this is the kind of impact that is going to be seen on the Indian students
31:54along with other foreign students.
32:04More news coming in at this point in time and this has got to do with the controversy
32:09that is brewing over Rahul Gandhi's proposed visit to Delhi University.
32:15The U.S. is objecting to Gandhi's visit.
32:18Delhi University cites protocol breach.
32:21University says that Rahul Gandhi came unannounced.
32:24Rahul's visit disrupted the student body work.
32:27The U.S. fumes over Gandhi's surprise visit.
32:30Breach of institutional protocol with Rahul Gandhi's unannounced visit to the university.
32:37Objecting to Congress leader and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha,
32:42Rahul Gandhi's unannounced visit to its north campus calling it a breach of institutional protocol
32:49and disruption of student governance operations.
32:53This was not done is what the U.S. said.
32:56Clearly upset over the unannounced visit,
32:58clearly upset over the unannounced visit of the leader of the opposition to Delhi University.
33:05Delhi University's north campus to be in fact specific here.
33:10The U.S. objecting to Rahul Gandhi's visit calling it a breach of protocol.
33:16Delhi University has raised objections condemning the visit
33:20and said it hoped that such a thing would not happen again.
33:24The visit unannounced to Delhi's north campus
33:28has been called by the university a breach of institutional protocol
33:33and disruption of the student governance operations.
33:37Why come unannounced is the question that the university at this point in time is asking.
33:42Earlier in the day, in fact, Rahul Gandhi who is the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha
33:49had in fact interacted with students from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes
33:54and other backward class at D.U.'s north campus
33:58focusing on issues of representation, equality and academic justice.
34:05A statement that was issued by the Delhi University
34:08which said that Gandhi has done this for the second time
34:12coming to the university without any intimation and information to the University of Delhi
34:18is what was said by the Proctor's office.
34:26Today, Rahul Gandhi came to Delhi University and went to D.U.'s office.
34:31When he was there in D.U.'s office, as reported by the D.U.'s secretary
34:35there were certain girls who were in her office and they were locked from outside.
34:40And after a lot of things, they were released.
34:44Outside, the D.U.'s secretary, Mitravinda Karnwal
34:49she was not allowed to enter the D.U.'s office
34:52as the security of Rahul Gandhi had cordoned off the D.U.'s office.
34:58Amit Bhattwaj is getting in more details.
35:01Amit, how was the Congress party and also the student body of D.U.
35:05of the Congress that organised this event, the NSUY
35:08explaining all of this, why land up at the campus without permission.
35:12In fact, the Proctor's office said this has happened earlier as well.
35:27Alright, I'll go back to Amit in a moment from now
35:30but these are details that we have with us as far as the visit to the campus is concerned.
35:34The Proctor's office upset saying that the D.U.'s visit by Rahul Gandhi
35:39and his interaction with students in North Campus
35:42was not something that had in fact permission.
35:47D.U.'s has also gone on to say that the student body of the Congress party
35:52which is the NSUY and members of the NSUY
35:56got into an altercation with some of the students as well.
35:59Rahul Gandhi's visit disrupted the student body work
36:03there was no permission for the same.
36:06Rahul Gandhi's visit to D.U. and he went and met with the students there.
36:11The university says where was the permission.
36:14This was not done is what is now being said.
36:17Remember Gandhi was at D.U.
36:19He met in fact with the students.
36:22A range of issues were also discussed.
36:26However, Delhi University says that permission was not sought for the same.
36:34This visit is unauthorised says the university.
36:50The university went on to say that the NSUY students misbehaved with the other students there.
36:56We will be going across to Amit for more on what had happened there essentially.
37:02Amit is in fact being told back with us for the very latest.
37:06Amit not only has the university called this visit unauthorised
37:10but there was also some amount of altercation that has been caught on camera.
37:15I understand what happened here.
37:17Did members of the NSUY get into a conflict with some of the students?
37:21Please explain to us what happened.
37:26You know decoding it for our viewers Sneha
37:29what happened was Rahul Gandhi like the last time
37:33had gone to Delhi University in fact to the DUSU office
37:36which is located in North Campus of the Delhi University.
37:39The administration of the D.U.
37:43to be very precise the proctor of the university
37:48is saying that this was for the second time that Rahul Gandhi visited the campus
37:52without even intimating the university administration.
37:55Because whenever LOP moves around
37:57there is lot of security protocol which also comes into place
38:01and that might have led to trouble to students
38:04or for that matter in this specific case the DUSU secretary
38:08who is AVVP member.
38:11So there have been allegations that the DUSU secretary was
38:14you know not allowed to enter into the DUSU office
38:18a claim that has been rejected by NSUY
38:21but it is also a matter of fact that when VVIP security protocol is in place
38:24the movement of others are in a way curtailed and restricted as well.
38:30But there has been a statement as well
38:33that she was eventually given access to her office
38:36but this led to a situation where you had you know
38:39the two student bodies NSUY and AVVP members having an altercation.
38:44Yes there have been instance of also certain slogans being raised
38:48and questions being raised by the AVVP members
38:51when Rahul Gandhi was moving around in the campus
38:54after visiting the DUSU office.
38:56But what also needs to be underlined out here
38:59is that DU administration is clearly saying that
39:02no permission prior information or permission was taken
39:05before Rahul Gandhi's visit to the campus.
39:08Number one, number two the NSUY and DUSU president
39:12in this particular case is also reiterating that DUSU office
39:16and the DUSU office bearers are very much in their power
39:20and rights to invite anybody as guest to the office
39:22and that would not need any prior permission.
39:25So two conflicting statements coming
39:28one coming from the DUSU DU administration
39:30Razmi Abhi saying that no prior information
39:32no permission taken for the LOP's visit.
39:35On the other side the DUSU president
39:37who happens to be Congress's student body member
39:40saying that he was the one who had invited Rahul Gandhi
39:43and this is a unnecessary political issue
39:46which is being created from this particular visit.
39:49You know I also want to ask you
39:51what is the NSUY now saying
39:53and give us a sense of what the university now can do
39:57because a notice we understand by the proctor's office
40:00has been issued to the student's body to the NSUY
40:03but what next given that the proctor's office
40:06has also said that you know this has happened in the past as well.
40:14See there are two versions obviously
40:15the DUSU office or the DUSU president
40:18Ronak Khatri in this particular case
40:20who is NSUY member
40:22he is saying that he was the one who had invited Rahul Gandhi
40:25the leader of opposition and as DUSU president
40:28he has the right to invite anybody as guest to his own office
40:32so that would not require any prior permission from the administration
40:36DU administration but the DU administration
40:38has a completely different point of view about this
40:40because this has led to a situation
40:42where because of the VVIP security arrangements protocol
40:47the movement of the students around the DUSU office
40:50was restricted that has ached the university administration
40:54they are also going to issue a notice to the concerned students
41:00so could be DUSU president as well
41:02the NSUY members who are in question right now
41:05for having an altercation with the students and AVVP members
41:09or for that matters restricting the movement of the DUSU secretary
41:14who happens to be member of the rival AVVP
41:17which is a Sangha Parivar student body
41:20so clearly you know on one side NSUY is defending its act
41:24the DUSU president is defending its act of inviting Rahul Gandhi to the campus
41:28the university administration seems to be very clear
41:31they are going to issue notice to the concerned people
41:34so the notices could be issued to DUSU president
41:36as well as the other NSUY members
41:37who could be identified through CCTV cameras
41:40or other methods and mediums
41:42and ask as to why this particular situation
41:45had unfolded within the university campus
41:48because remember it's again ultimately the university campus
41:51and everything within that premises
41:54falls under the university administration as well
41:57so the questions can certainly be asked
41:59and the notice can be certainly issued
42:01that's right the proctor's office has said
42:03that this is the second time this was done
42:04meanwhile the BJP here is
42:07you know going after the Congress
42:09and after Rahul Gandhi
42:11essentially for this unannounced visit isn't it Amit?
42:19alright we'll try and go back to Amit
42:21but the BJP essentially has taken a jibe
42:23saying that Gandhi turned up at the campus
42:26and turned it into a circus
42:28for a surprise photo opportunity
42:30that's what is being said by the Bharatiya Janata Party
42:33pictures on your screen are from yesterday
42:35when that visit took place
42:37BJP's IT cell head Amit Malviya
42:40said the visit threw the campus into chaos
42:42the proctor's office has also said something similar
42:44and the university said that this was unauthorized
42:47why weren't the required permissions taken?
42:51Amit Malviya also sharing a video clip of a woman
42:55angrily questioning the Congress leader
42:58all of this is being done at a time
42:59when Rahul Gandhi the leader of the opposition
43:02was at the Delhi University campus
43:59is it a time to question the security of Delhi?
44:03what did you think before attacking the government?
44:06why did you question my sister?
44:08is it a time to question the security of Delhi?
44:11going straight across to Amit
44:13for more details on that the video also now
44:15is being shared and being commented on
44:17just talk to us about how one of the students
44:20I understand confronted the leader of the opposition Amit
44:22Amit I was asking you about the situation
44:32that Gandhi found himself in yesterday
44:34when one of the students questioned him
44:36cornered him and asked questions repeatedly
44:39on what the Congress has been saying
44:41on Operation Sindoor in Pahalgam
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47:15in fact on the other hand the Delhi University
47:17university body student president
47:19essentially talking about the fact that this is also
47:21and the proctor's office also
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