New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on February 6 a PIL challenging the Centre’s decision to ban the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Advocate ML Sharma has filed the petition calling the ban on ‘India: The Modi Question’ malafide, arbitrary and unconstitutional.
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A separate petition filed by senior journalist N Ram and advocate Prashant Bhushan on taking down tweets with links to the BBC documentary will also be heard on Monday.
