Tension at London university event with CJI as attendee raises questions on ‘dissent in India’; CJP reacts

Key points

• At an event held at a university in London where Surya Kant was speaking, organisers reportedly restricted questions that were unrelated to the theme of artificial intelligence, asking attendees to remain focused on the topic.
• During the session, an attendee attempted to question him on India’s democratic record and alleged concerns about suppression of dissent in the context of AI governance.
• The anchor, however, stated that such questions were off-topic, leading to a tense exchange between participants and organisers, PTI reported.
• Saurav Das shared a video claiming that the Chief Justice of India was heckled during the event, with a student urging, “Give us some respect please,” amid the disagreement over questioning.
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