New Delhi/ Mumbai: Reacting to Income Tax Department’s survey action at BBC offices in New Delhi & Mumbai over alleged irregularities and income concealment, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that the government is using diversionary tactics to tide over the Adani row.
“We are demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the allegations against Adani and the government is running after BBC. Vinash Kale Viprit Buddhi,” he said in the response video posted by the party.
यहां हम अडानी के मामले में JPC की मांग कर रहे हैं और वहां सरकार BBC के पीछे पड़ी हुई है।
‘विनाशकाले विपरीत बुद्धि’
: @Jairam_Ramesh जी pic.twitter.com/PvQ57tMTVP
— Congress (@INCIndia) February 14, 2023
In another tweet, it wrote “First came the BBC documentary, it was banned. Now IT has raided BBC. undeclared emergency.”
Reacting to the raids, Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi tweeted, “At the time India holds the Presidency of the G-20 nations, PM Modi continues to brazenly show India’s slide into authoritarianism and dictatorship. Raids on BBC, clean chit to Adani, tax cuts for rich, people’s homes being bulldozed, inequality and unemployment on the rise.”
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Congress leader KC Venugopal, who had accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of running away from answering the questions raised by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, also tweeted about the raids.
The IT raid at BBC’s offices reeks of desperation and shows that the Modi government is scared of criticism.
We condemn these intimidation tactics in the harshest terms. This undemocratic and dictatorial attitude cannot go on any longer.
— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) February 14, 2023
TMC’s Mahua Moitra also took to Twitter and wrote, “Reports of Income Tax raid at BBC’s Delhi office. Wow, really? How unexpected.”
Reports of Income Tax raid at BBC’s Delhi office
Wow, really? How unexpected.
Meanwhile farsaan seva for Adani when he drops in for a chat with Chairman @SEBI_India office.
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) February 14, 2023
This has come weeks after BBC aired a two-part documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and India.
Twitter was also flooded with memes on the ongoing I-T raids. Check here:
#ITRaid at BBC Office Delhi 😉👇😂
Income Tax pic.twitter.com/ZKFABFEPH3— Ashutosh Sharma (@AshutosSharma25) February 14, 2023
As Income Tax officials reached BBC office Delhi and Mumbai😢😓#ITRaid #BBCdocumentary pic.twitter.com/SC7Fm0DjeF
— Tanisha Sarania (@TanishaSarania) February 14, 2023
#ITRaid at “BBC’s Delhi” and #Mumbai office
Meanwhile #BBC along with their employee right now 😂😂#BBCdocumentary #bbc #incometax pic.twitter.com/rGexYywua5— Daphi (@Dafi_syiemz) February 14, 2023
Soo True🤣😂@narendramodi to @BBC today : #ITRaid #ITraids #BBCdocumentary@GabbbarSingh pic.twitter.com/OjYYUtNelS
— Rohit Aryan (@Rohit20661016) February 14, 2023
Frustrated Modi government about BBC documentary on Modi made IT to raid on BBC office in India.
Meanwhile BBC to Modi
🔥🔥🔥🔥#BBCdocumentary #ITRaid pic.twitter.com/wMa5LPhRSt— Ashish🎲 (@error040290) February 14, 2023
IT Raid on @BBCPolitics @BBCIndia
Showing 2021 Video Speech Clips as 2002 Gujrat Riots Clips
Aa Gya Maja Abh ? 🍿 pic.twitter.com/8y4vjAxwG2— Akhil Pal 🇮🇳 🇷🇺 🇷🇸 🇦🇲 🇬🇷 🇹🇼 🇯🇵 🇮🇱 (@AkhileshPal1108) February 14, 2023
