BBC India: MPs slam Delhi and Mumbai raids as 'intimidation'
BBC India: MPs slam Delhi and Mumbai raids as 'intimidation'
Image source, ReutersBy Sean SeddonBBC News
UK MPs described raids of BBC India offices by tax authorities as 'intimidation'.
Some staff questioned overnight when premises in Delhi and Mumbai were targeted last week.
The BBC, which is cooperating with the investigation, recently aired a documentary criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the UK.
Foreign Secretary David Rutley said the government was following the case closely.
The Shadow of Labor Minister Fabian Hamilton said 'criticism cannot be unnecessarily suppressed' in a democracy during a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday. search "whatever the official account of why they took place".
He continued: "The BBC is a globally respected broadcaster, at rightly, for its high quality, trustworthy reporting, it should be free to report and operate without intimidation. ...
UK MPs described raids of BBC India offices by tax authorities as 'intimidation'.
Some staff questioned overnight when premises in Delhi and Mumbai were targeted last week.
The BBC, which is cooperating with the investigation, recently aired a documentary criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the UK.
Foreign Secretary David Rutley said the government was following the case closely.
The Shadow of Labor Minister Fabian Hamilton said 'criticism cannot be unnecessarily suppressed' in a democracy during a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday. search "whatever the official account of why they took place".
He continued: "The BBC is a globally respected broadcaster, at rightly, for its high quality, trustworthy reporting, it should be free to report and operate without intimidation. ...
Image source, Reuters
