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Journalist N. Ram and advocate Prashant Bhushan are among petitioners.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on February 6 the PIL challenging the Centre's decision to ban the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots. Two separate petitions were filed against the ban on BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’.

The BBC’s highly controversial documentary centered around Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created ripples around the world, evoking strong condemnation from

Petitioners claim the step violates the fundamental right to free speech and expression and information technology rules

Over 200 students watch controversial film on PM Narendra Modi on nine laptops; TISS officials say no public screening happened

ABVP, the students told The Wire, had 'created a ruckus' a day ago and forcibly tried to enter the hostel rooms of those who allegedly watched the BBC documentary on Narendra Modi and the Gujarat communal violence of 2002.

In the midst of the BBC documentary row, many claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met with the producer of the controversial film.

The documentary alleges that Narendra Modi was 'directly responsible for a climate of impunity' that led to the violence against Muslims during the riots.

The banned BBC documentary India: The Modi Question was screened at the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the students association informed on Saturday.

Students of the Central University of Rajasthan said that they had watched the documentary on their personal devices and no public screening was held.