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The speakers for the webinar included Delhi University professor Apoorvanand, ex-CSIR chief scientist Gauhar Raza, IIT Hyderabad professor Harjinder Singh, and Dr. Asim Hasnain, Assistant
Professor, Bridgewater State University, USA. THE QUINT spoke to Gauahar Raza and Apoorvanand on the entire incident. After the police warning, the university administration asked the
department to take prior permission from the HRD ministry. That permission did not come, so just two hours before the webinar was held, the university decided not to participate. WHAT DID
PROFESSOR APOORVANAND SAY? Apoorvanand told THE QUINT that the university had given permission despite ABVP's objections. So till the end it was believed that there would be a webinar.
Apoorvanand added, "There is enough freedom in universities for a department to be able to conduct a program. That is the life of a university and this is how the university works. But
in the last 7 years we have seen that such confrontations are happening everywhere. The main reason for this is ABVP’s continuous efforts to oppose, create a ruckus or create violence.”
Apoorvanand added, this is happening in Delhi University as well and due to this, seminars have gradually reduced. He asserted, Ramjas College was attacked in 2016. Now people 'like
that’ are not called at all. This is happening all over India.