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Govt scared of criticism: Congress on BBC office tax survey

  •   Tue, Feb 14 2023 03:29:19 PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS): The Congress on Tuesday termed the Income Tax department's survey operations at the BBC office as an 'act of intimidation' and said the government was scared of criticism.

Party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said, "The I-T raid at BBC's offices reeks of desperation and shows that the Modi government is scared of criticism."

"We condemn these intimidation tactics in the harshest terms. This undemocratic and dictatorial attitude cannot go on any longer," he added.

Income Tax department officials on Tuesday conducted "survey" operations at BBC's Delhi and Mumbai office, according to sources.

The development comes weeks after the BBC released a two-part documentary titled 'India: The Modi Question' on the 2002 Gujarat riots.

According to reports, the employees of the broadcasting corporation were asked not to use their computer systems and phones, including their personal ones.

Reports quoting sources said the employees working in the afternoon shift at the BBC's Delhi office were asked to work from home, while those present in office were asked to leave early.

 

 
  

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  • Vinod Kumar, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 14 2023

    BJP govt is in disaster recovery mode to appease the local people. BJP doesn’t have anything else to counter than this good old tricks which BJP uses on opposition too every time during election time with no evidence and proof just for media headlines. Now if BJP plays smart here by fabricating unrelated evidence it’s going to be disastrous for BJP and it will hit the headlines world wide by BBC exposing BJP fully to the world in detail in another documentary form.

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