Archive · 4 Oct 2026
SRFTI Students Seek Safeguards Ahead of Hindu Jagran Rally
Students at a film institute are worried about a rally planned near their campus.
They say their concern grew after people allegedly attacked students there on September 27.
The students’ union asked the institute and authorities to take steps to keep everyone safe.
The rally is planned by the Hindu Jagran Manch and will go toward the institute’s gate.
A senior institute official said police had promised to protect students and staff.
Some students say they still feel unsafe, despite the institute describing the campus situation as normal.
The union also wants the first report from an investigation into the earlier violence to be made public.
Students from three film institutes have written to Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw about their concerns.
The SRFTI students’ union urged authorities to take preventive measures before a Hindu Jagran Manch rally planned near the institute.
The rally is scheduled to march from Ajay Nagar along EM Bypass to the institute’s gate.
Students said the rally’s timing heightened concern after an alleged assault on campus on September 27 involving people associated with an Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat event.
An SRFTI official said the institute had contacted police, who assured protection for students, staff and faculty.
The union sought publication of the state government’s investigation team’s first report and said students needed transparency and accountability.
- Who
- The SRFTI students’ union, institute authorities, police, and the Hindu Jagran Manch.
- What
- The union is seeking safety measures before a planned rally near the institute and has asked for the investigation’s first report to be made public.
- When
- The appeal was reported on Saturday; the rally was planned for Sunday. The campus incident cited by students occurred on September 27.
- Where
- At the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, with the rally planned from Ajay Nagar along EM Bypass to the institute’s gate.
- Why
- Students fear the rally could threaten safety after an earlier campus incident involving alleged violence.
Students’ safety concerns
Rally organisers’ position
Whether the rally presents a safety concern
Students’ safety concerns
The students’ union says the rally’s timing and proximity to campus, following the September 27 violence, could further threaten students, staff and faculty unless safeguards are taken.
Rally organisers’ position
Drojee Roy, a former Hindu Jagran Manch member now associated with the RSS, said the rally was prompted by what he described as students disrespecting Swami Vivekananda and Bharat Mata during disruption of the ABGP programme.
Whether the situation is adequately addressed
Students’ safety concerns
The union says students remain afraid and that simply calling the campus situation normal does not address their concerns; it also wants the investigation’s first report disclosed.
Rally organisers’ position
A senior SRFTI official said the institute had contacted police and that police assured protection for students, staff and faculty.
- Rally organiser
- Hindu Jagran Manch
- Planned route
- From Ajay Nagar along EM Bypass to the institute’s gate
- Earlier incident
- Students refer to an incident on September 27 involving people allegedly associated with an ABGP event.
- Police response
- An SRFTI official said police had assured protection for students, staff and faculty.
- Investigation request
- The union wants the first report of the state government’s special investigation team made public.
- Temporary accommodation
- The institute opened its Transit Hostel and two staff quarters for first-year students temporarily.
- Ministry appeal
- Students from FTII Pune, FTII Itanagar and SRFTI wrote to Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.