IT raids on BBC: Income tax (IT) authorities raided the British Broadcasting Corporation’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai (BBC) on Tuesday. According to reports, the employees’ phones were confiscated and they were told to go home.
Meanwhile, the Congress party reacted to Income Tax authorities arriving at the BBC premises by claiming that the central government was targeting the BBC. It further stated that it was requesting a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) hearing on the Adani subject, but no hearing has been held.
Income Tax department surveys the BBC office in Delhi, as per sources.
The BBC office is located on KG Marg. pic.twitter.com/8v6Wnp75JU
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Jairam Ramesh takes to Twitter
The party also shared a video of Jairam Ramesh, the All India Congress Committee’s general secretary. The Congress leader’s video reaction to a question about the entrance of Income Tax officers at the BBC’s Delhi office is shown in the video.
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यहां हम अडानी के मामले में JPC की मांग कर रहे हैं और वहां सरकार BBC के पीछे पड़ी हुई है।
'विनाशकाले विपरीत बुद्धि'
: @Jairam_Ramesh जी pic.twitter.com/PvQ57tMTVP
— Congress (@INCIndia) February 14, 2023
‘PM Modi leading India into authoritarianism’: Gaurav Gogoi
Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress Party also tweeted, “PM Modi is dragging India into autocracy and tyranny at a time when India is presiding over the G-20 countries. BBC raids, a clean chit for Adani, tax cuts for the wealthy, people losing their homes, and inequality and unemployment are on the rise.”
TMC’s Mahua Moitra also hits out
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra also said on Twitter, “Reports of Income Tax raid at BBC’s Delhi office Wow, really? How unexpected. Meanwhile, farsaan seva for Adani when he drops in for a chat with Chairman @SEBI_India office.”
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