The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) mocked the union government on Tuesday for using central agencies such as the Income Tax department to conduct a “tax survey” at the offices of BBC India. The party working president KT Rama Rao took to social media, wondering whether the ED would next conduct raids on Hindenberg or whether a hostile takeover attempt would be launched.
Rama Rao took to Twitter to say that agencies like the I-T, CBI, and ED have become the BJP’s biggest puppets.
“What a surprise!! A few weeks after they aired the documentary on Modi, BBC India now raided by IT. Agencies like IT, CBI and ED have become laughing stock for turning into BJP’s biggest puppets. What next? ED raids on Hindenberg or a hostile takeover attempt?,” he asked.
MLC K Kavitha also criticised the BJP government over its approach. “The entire ruling government defends against probe amidst allegation on one business house and the same government sends its agencies behind those who show the truth ! Why?” she asked.
What a surprise!! 😁
A few weeks after they aired the documentary on Modi, BBC India now raided by IT
Agencies like IT, CBI and ED have become laughing stock for turning into BJP’s biggest puppets
What next? ED raids on Hindenberg or a hostile takeover attempt? pic.twitter.com/yaZ4ySw88f
— KTR (@KTRBRS) February 14, 2023
The entire ruling Govt defends against probe amidst allegation on one business house & the same Govt sends its agencies behind those who show the truth ! Why? #BBC
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) February 14, 2023
According to reports, the ‘survey’ comes after the BBC broadcasted a two-part documentary series titled India: The Modi Question on the 2002 Gujarat riots, during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state’s chief minister. Thousands were killed and millions were left homeless, especially in the Muslim community.
It says that “Modi is directly responsible” for the riots that killed millions of people and displaced many, mostly Muslims. It also said the “violence was politically motivated” and the aim “was to purge Muslims from Hindu areas”. The riots were impossible “without the climate of impunity created by the state government.”
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that the ongoing raids at the BBC Delhi office are a diversion to escape the Adani issue.
“Here we are demanding JPC on Adani… and the government is after BBC. Vinash kale viprit buddhi (when one’s destruction time is soon to arrive, one thinks un-intelligently or negatively),” he said.
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