പുണെ: മോദി സര്‍ക്കാരിന്റെ ഏതെങ്കിലും തീരുമാനത്തെ എതിര്‍ക്കുകയോ വിമര്‍ശിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താല്‍ അവരെ ദേശവിരുദ്ധരും ഹിന്ദുവിരുദ്ധരുമാക്കി ചിത്രീകരിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥിതിയാണുള്ളതെന്ന് കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് ഉപാധ്യക്ഷന്‍ രാഹുല്‍ ഗാന്ധി.  പുണെ ഫിലിം ഇന്‍സ്റ്റിറ്റിയൂട്ടിലെ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥികകള്‍ നടത്തിവരുന്ന അനിശ്ചിതകാല സമരത്തെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്ത് സംസാരിക്കവേയാണ് രാഹുല്‍ ഇത് പറഞ്ഞത്. 'ഞങ്ങളോട് സഹകരിച്ചാല്‍ ഒരു കുഴപ്പവുമുണ്ടാവില്ല, അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ നിങ്ങളെ അടിച്ചുപുറത്താക്കും' -ഇതാണ് ഇപ്പോള്‍ കേന്ദ്രത്തിന്റെ മനോഭാവം.

'ബി.ജെ.പിയില്‍ എല്ലാകാര്യങ്ങളും തീരുമാനിക്കുന്നത് പ്രധാനമന്ത്രി മോദി തന്നെയാണ്. ഒരാള്‍ക്ക് മാത്രമേ അവിടെ അധികാരമുള്ളൂ. ബി.ജെ.പിക്ക് ഒരാളെ വേണ്ടെങ്കിലും അയാള്‍ പ്രധാനമന്ത്രിക്ക് വേണ്ടയാളാണെങ്കില്‍ ഒരിക്കലും മാറ്റാന്‍ പാര്‍ട്ടിക്ക് കഴിയില്ല'-രാഹുല്‍ പറഞ്ഞു.

Don't impose will on FTII students, Rahul Gandhi tells centre

Pune (Maharashtra), July 31 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged the central government "not to impose its will" on students of FTII amid protests by BJP activists here.

Protesting against Gandhi's trip to FTII, BJP activists carrying saffron and black flags marched in a vociferous procession, raising slogans and accused him of politicising the issue.

However, Gandhi continued to support to the striking Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students opposing the appointment of actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman. He said their demand was "justified" and the government "must talk" to the student community.

"If they talk, it will only increase the government's stature... the students are here only to study. But, now their academics are getting affected... I feel the government must have a dialogue with them," Gandhi, attired in a dark t-shirt and blue jeans, urged while addressing the media after his interaction with the students.

He added that the students feel the government is attempting "to impose its will" on the student community which can be be resolved through talks, and questioned why the government was feeling insecure by the (students') protests.

Gandhi decried attempts by certain elements to pin anti-national and anti-Hindu labels on the 200-plus students who have bene agitating since the past 50 days over the issue, and demanded to know why "they want only one idea".

On whether he would raise the issue in parlaiment, Gandhi assured that he would support them in all possible manner whenevers required, and lauded the students saying he was proud of them.

"The real question is -- how strongly are you willing to fight this issue? I am ready to fight with you," he assured.

Over 200 students of FTII have been agitating against the appointment of Chauhan as the institute's chairman. They have boycotted classes and have been threatened with disciplinary action.

Some students had written a letter to Gandhi and sought his intervention in the issue, besides raising it in parliament.

They pointed out how after Gandhi recently took up the cause of students at the IIT Madras, which had banned their Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, the restriction was revoked last month.

Earlier, prominent former students, including actors and top Bollywood personalities have supported the students agitation against Chauhan's appointment.

FTII is a premier institute for film-related studies, and has produced noted alumni like like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Jahnu Barua, Shabana Azmi, Santosh Sivan and Naseeruddin Shah.