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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.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a statement without naming the media organisation and said that I-T teams unearthed crucial evidences by way of statement of employees, digital proof and documents. Officials said the statement pertains to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Income Tax Surveys at BBC Offices: Income, Profits Not Commensurate with Operations in India, Says CBDT.
Several of the newspapers have said that by targeting the BBC, the Modi government may have undermined India's global democratic credentials.
These universal rights are the bedrock of democracies around the world, Ned Price has asserted
The move comes weeks after the BBC, the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, released a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.