Income Tax 'Survey' at BBC Offices Continues Late on Wednesday
There was no reaction to the 'survey' – which comes weeks after the BBC aired a two-part documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi – from the UK government.
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There was no reaction to the 'survey' – which comes weeks after the BBC aired a two-part documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi – from the UK government.
In the 48 hours since the surveys started, various journalists' bodies and independent observers – globally and within the country – have expressed deep concern with the move and its timing.
Several of the newspapers have said that by targeting the BBC, the Modi government may have undermined India's global democratic credentials.
The United States on Tuesday said it is aware of the survey operation conducted by the Indian tax authorities at the BBC offices but is not in a position to offer its judgement. -- aaa
There is no term called 'raid' in the IT Act. A survey is not a search and seizure, which doesn’t allow for sealing of premises or seizing of devices. Transfer pricing assessments are the normal course and have been routinely followed, without the sword of a survey or a search.