Indian professor forced to kneel, apologise for criticizing govt, praising PM Imran
The professor has reportedly switched off his phone and is unreachable.
KARNATAKA (Dunya News) – A professor at an Indian college on Sunday was forced to kneel and apologise to activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), for a Facebook post that allegedly criticised the country’s government for creating war hysteria following the Indian Air Force strike in Pakistan’s Balakot.
According to Indian media reports, Professor Sandeep Wathar also allegedly praised Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The ABVP activists and BJP workers have also demanded the suspension of Sandeep Wathar, professor at Vachana Pitamaha Dr P.G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology. The Facebook posts have since been deleted.
The professor was made to kneel and apologise. “I won’t repeat it in future, forgive me for my Facebook post,” he is heard saying in a viral video.
The institution is run by Bijapur Lingayat Development Education Society, which is owned by Congress leader and Karnataka minister MB Patil.
ABVP forces Karnataka lecturer to kneel, apologise for abusing BJP, praising Imran Khan in "anti national" social media post, while police look on in college run by Congress home minister. Police chief: whatever happened was wrong but can t act without complaint! #NewIndia pic.twitter.com/GgQBFakwBm
— Samar Halarnkar (@samar11) March 3, 2019
The professor has not been suspended yet, but an order will be issued on Tuesday, when the college re-opens, according to principal. The professor has reportedly switched off his phone and is unreachable.
