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Tax surveys were carried out in BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai in mid-February. The broadcasting company is yet to submit revised returns or make a written submission to the I-T department
The British envoy expressed his complete understanding of the anger in India over the vandalism at the High Commission, adding that he would be equally agitated if such an incident occurred at the British High Commission.
The government said the BBC had failed to respond to repeated requests to clarify its tax affairs related to the profits and remittances from its Indian operations.
The unfortunate thing is the ban itself but what is even more unfortunate is the coercive action thereafter - in this case the income tax raids on BBC office," he said.
“We stand up for the BBC, we fund the BBC, we think the BBC World Service is vitally important,” MP David Rutley said in the House of Commons.