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Vivek Agnihotri says student protests should keep happening in democracy
A famous movie maker in India, Vivek Agnihotri, was asked about student protests.
He said that in a democracy, people are allowed to protest, and that is a good thing.
He said protests have been happening in India for a long time, for about 70 years, and they should keep happening.
The protests were started by students who were upset about a leak in the NEET exam paper.
The students wanted the education system to be fair, accurate, and clear.
They also asked the education minister to resign.
Agnihotri made these comments at a movie screening in Mumbai.
He is famous for making the movie 'The Kashmir Files,' which was a big success.
He is now working on a new movie called 'The Delhi Files.'
Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri said protests should keep happening because India is a democracy.
He spoke at a Mumbai screening of a film based on spiritual guru Neem Karoli Baba.
Agnihotri noted thousands of protests have occurred over the last 70 years and should continue.
Student protests demanded accuracy and transparency in the education system after the NEET paper leak.
Protestors also demanded the resignation of then education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- Who
- Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, responding to student protestors and their demand against then education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- What
- Agnihotri said protests should keep happening in a democracy and supported students' right to protest.
- Where
- Mumbai, at the screening of a film based on spiritual guru Neem Karoli Baba.
- When
- Recently (exact date not specified), at a film screening in Mumbai.
- Why
- Students were protesting for accuracy and transparency in the education system following the NEET paper leak, and Agnihotri sees protests as an essential part of a democracy.
Key facts
- Filmmaker
- Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
- Location
- Mumbai
- Occasion
- Screening of a film on spiritual guru Neem Karoli Baba
- Protest trigger
- NEET paper leak
- Student demands
- Accuracy and transparency in the education system; resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan
- Directorial debut
- Chocolate (2005)
- Notable film
- The Kashmir Files (2022)
- Upcoming film
- The Delhi Files
Quotes
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
Hindi film director known for The Kashmir Files
“"It is a democracy, things happen, they have been happening for a long time. There have been thousands of protests in the last 70 years, and they keep happening. In fact they should be happening, why shouldn't they be happening?"”
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