Describing the British Broadcasting Company or BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots as “propaganda” and a “disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism”, British MP from Harrow East Bob Blackman stated it ought to by no means have been launched.
“BBC doesn’t symbolize views of the British authorities and the documentary is a hatchet job,” Blackman advised information company ANI.
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The British MP’s feedback come even Revenue Tax division officers on Thursday night time left the BBC’s workplaces in New Delhi and Mumbai, after a three-day inspection that concerned the cloning of knowledge from some digital units.
The inspection got here weeks after the federal government reacted angrily to a BBC documentary about Modi. The broadcaster, which stated its operation in India had returned to regular, has known as the state of affairs tense and disruptive.
The Centre additionally dismissed the documentary, ‘India: The Modi Query’, as “propaganda” and blocked its streaming and sharing on social media.
Blackman stated the BBC documentary was “filled with innuendos” and it was produced by an exterior organisation and overseen by the British broadcaster. “It ought to by no means have been broadcast by the BBC as a result of the BBC has a worldwide popularity. Folks assume, oh my goodness, this have to be true. However, it was produced by an exterior organisation, overseen by the BBC. It’s removed from the reality. It truly didn’t look intimately into the causes for the Gujarat riots 20 years in the past,” the British MP stated.
Blackman additionally stated the documentary did not take a look at the numerous proven fact that the Supreme Court docket investigated the claims towards Modi in reference to the 2002 riots and located that there’s not a shred of proof to assist them. He added that as chief minister of Gujarat, Modi had carried out his greatest to enchantment for calm throughout the 2002 riots.
The British lawmaker additionally accused the documentary of casting aspersions and stated this can be very regrettable as a result of it could appear like a form of agenda of BBC to disrupt UK-India relations. “I believe that is an excellent disgrace.”
He stated the British authorities regards India as a powerful pal and a powerful ally and expressed hope {that a} propaganda video wouldn’t affect the India-UK relations.
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Blackman additionally expressed his views over BBC’s alleged tax flaws and the Revenue Tax’s survey at its workplaces in India. “That is nothing new and has been occurring for fairly someday,” he stated.
The BBC documentary has triggered a serious controversy in India which showcased Modi’s tenure because the chief minister of Gujarat throughout the 2002 riots.
(With inputs from ANI)