Puducherry: A students' magazine launched last week in Puducherry has been forced to stop distribution after protests over its debut issue comparing the centre's education policy to "saffron concentration camps".
Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi reportedly asked the Pondicherry University for an explanation on the controversy around the "Widerstand" magazine.
On Thursday, Ms Bedi reportedly met the university's vice chancellor Anisa Khan and was briefed.
Activists of the BJP and the student body linked to it, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), want the magazine banned. They have been protesting since Wednesday.
The death of Mr Vemula is described in the magazine as "institutional murder".
Manish Mahapatra, an ABVP member, alleged: "They are creating communal tension in the name of caste and religion".
"Right wing groups are trying to curb dissent and freedom of expression. This is what happened in other universities and now it's happening to us," she added.
Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi reportedly asked the Pondicherry University for an explanation on the controversy around the "Widerstand" magazine.
On Thursday, Ms Bedi reportedly met the university's vice chancellor Anisa Khan and was briefed.
Activists of the BJP and the student body linked to it, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), want the magazine banned. They have been protesting since Wednesday.
"Widerstand's" debut issue compares the centre's education policy to "saffron concentration camps".
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The death of Mr Vemula is described in the magazine as "institutional murder".
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Manish Mahapatra, an ABVP member, alleged: "They are creating communal tension in the name of caste and religion".
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"Right wing groups are trying to curb dissent and freedom of expression. This is what happened in other universities and now it's happening to us," she added.
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