Controversy has started on the second day after the Indore district administration canceled a symposium. The event was organized by Azad Youth Foundation. Professor Shamsul Islam of Delhi University has called it an attack on constitutional rights. It is noteworthy that Shamsul Islam was invited as a speaker in this program. He was to be joined by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh and historian Ashok Kumar Pandey.
refused to give auditorium
The event was to be held in the auditorium of a government organization named Textile Development Trust. But the organization refused to give the water auditorium citing the government order. After that the program was cancelled. On the other hand, Shamsul Islam says that this symposium was canceled because the administration found my presence controversial. He said that I belong to a Freedom Fighter family. I organize programs for unity and communal harmony. But some people want to create controversy among people of different religions. Shamsul Islam said that in this program I was going to read Hasrat Mohgani’s song on Krishna. I have read it in many places before, but no one objected to it and no one got any problem.
Not allowed even without Shamsul Islam
At the same time, historian Ashok Kumar Pandey said that the administration postponed the program based on the constitution. It’s no big deal. We will come back and do the show again. We won’t complain, but the danger is not on us. The threat is on the Constitution. At the same time, the organizer of the event, Aminul Khan Suri, who is also the spokesperson of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, said that at first the administration postponed the program on Thursday due to Shamsul Islam. Later, when we asked permission for the program without Shamsul ji, he refused saying that it was the order of the government. On the other hand, Textile Development Trust secretary MC Rawat said that the administration told us that the program cannot be held here. We are just following the government order. He, however, refused to divulge who had ordered the cancellation of the programme.