NEW DELHI – Indian tax officers searched the BBC's bureaus in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday (Feb 14), the British broadcaster said, weeks after the government came down hard against a BBC documentary critical of prime minister Narendra Modi's role in 2002 riots. The documentary had focused on the Hindu nationalist politician's leadership as chief minister of the western...
A spokesman for Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said the BBC should not 'spew venom' while operating in India.NEW DELHI – Indian tax officers searched the BBC's bureaus in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday , the British broadcaster said, weeks after the government came down hard against a BBC documentary critical of prime minister Narendra Modi's role in 2002 riots.
An Income Tax Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a "credible survey operation was ongoing" and that the department would not be able to share details.One of two sources in the BBC's New Delhi office told Reuters that tax officials were speaking with the accounts officer and no one was allowed to leave.
"It is distressed by the continuing trend of government agencies being used to intimidate and harass news organisations that are critical of the ruling establishment," it said in a statement. "India is a vibrant democracy where no one is above the law," said BJP spokesman Gopal Krishna Agarwal."The IT raid at BBC's offices reeks of desperation and shows that the Modi government is scared of criticism," lawmaker and Congress general secretary KC Venugopal wrote on Twitter.
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