Third day of IT survey in BBC office: 10 employees in Delhi office did not go home for 2 nights
Third day of IT survey in BBC office: 10 employees in the Delhi office did not go home for 2 nights; rest work from home
The Income Tax Department (IT) survey, which started on Tuesday at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai, continues for the third day today. Sources said that 10 senior employees in the Delhi office have not gone home since the action started. Meanwhile, all BBC staff have been instructed to work from home until further notice.
Income Tax Department officials on Wednesday collected financial data from the employees. Officials said the operation at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai began at 11:30 am on Tuesday and is continuing even after 45 hours. Officials had said on Wednesday that the survey would continue for some more time.
If sources are to be believed, the survey is being conducted to probe issues related to malpractices in international taxation and transfer pricing. However, there is no official statement from the Income Tax Department on the action. Here, the BBC has said that it is cooperating with the authorities.
Opposition parties, including Congress, have condemned the action of the Income Tax Department. He has called it a political vendetta in response to the documentary on PM Modi. At the same time, the ruling BJP has accused the BBC of wrong reporting and being corrupt at best. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said in the press conference that BBC has become the most 'corrupt nonsense corporation' in the world. Unfortunately, the propaganda of the BBC and the agenda of Congress are the same.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition seeking a complete ban on BBC in the country. The petition was filed by Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, on which a bench of Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice MM Sundaresh said that this demand is completely wrong.
Other petitions challenging the government's decision to block links to the documentary on social media platforms will be taken up for hearing in April. On 21 January, the government issued instructions to block several YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the documentary.
