Bbc It Survey

The British government has strongly defended the BBC and its editorial freedom in Parliament after the Income-Tax department's survey operations on the UK-headquartered media corporation's New Delhi and Mumbai offices over three days last week.

The Income Tax Department has claimed it has uncovered irregularities in the accounting books of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) after a three-day survey, which came weeks after the corporation aired a series on PM Modi.

Terming BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a"propaganda video" and a "disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism," British MP Bob Blackman has said that it should never have been released.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday attacked the central government over the I-T department's survey operation at BBC offices.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said media is the fourth pillar of democracy and suppressing its voice is akin to suppressing the voice of the public.

As the income tax survey at BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai entered the second day, the broadcaster issued a fresh mail to its employees, asking them to cooperate with the tax officials.

The United States on Tuesday said it is aware of the survey operation conducted by the Indian tax authorities at the BBC office in Delhi but is not in a position to offer its judgement.

"Now BBC has been targeted. It has credibility across the world," the Rajasthan Chief Minister said.

"The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, and we are fully cooperating. We hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible," a BBC spokesperson said earlier in the day.

The BJP on Tuesday accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of unleashing "venomous" reporting against India and alleged that its propaganda and the Congress' agenda go together.

The BBC said on Tuesday that it is "fully cooperating" with the Income Tax authorities who are at its offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and hoped that the situation will be resolved "as soon as possible".

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today slammed the Centre over the Income Tax survey operation at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the "heights of dictatorship".

The searches arein view of "the BBC's deliberate non-compliance with the Transfer Pricing Rules and its vast diversion of profits of international taxation", sources said.

The British government has strongly defended the BBC and its editorial freedom in Parliament after the Income-Tax department's survey operations on the UK-headquartered media corporation's New Delhi and Mumbai offices over three days last week.

The Income Tax Department has claimed it has uncovered irregularities in the accounting books of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) after a three-day survey, which came weeks after the corporation aired a series on PM Modi.

Terming BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a"propaganda video" and a "disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism," British MP Bob Blackman has said that it should never have been released.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday attacked the central government over the I-T department's survey operation at BBC offices.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said media is the fourth pillar of democracy and suppressing its voice is akin to suppressing the voice of the public.

As the income tax survey at BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai entered the second day, the broadcaster issued a fresh mail to its employees, asking them to cooperate with the tax officials.

The United States on Tuesday said it is aware of the survey operation conducted by the Indian tax authorities at the BBC office in Delhi but is not in a position to offer its judgement.

"Now BBC has been targeted. It has credibility across the world," the Rajasthan Chief Minister said.

"The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, and we are fully cooperating. We hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible," a BBC spokesperson said earlier in the day.

The BJP on Tuesday accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of unleashing "venomous" reporting against India and alleged that its propaganda and the Congress' agenda go together.

The BBC said on Tuesday that it is "fully cooperating" with the Income Tax authorities who are at its offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and hoped that the situation will be resolved "as soon as possible".

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today slammed the Centre over the Income Tax survey operation at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the "heights of dictatorship".

The searches arein view of "the BBC's deliberate non-compliance with the Transfer Pricing Rules and its vast diversion of profits of international taxation", sources said.