BBC: Intimidating Media
CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 14
THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the searches conducted by the Income Tax department of the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai. This is a blatant attempt to intimidate and harass the television channel for having telecast the documentary, 'The Modi Question’.
It is a standard tactic of the Modi government to intimidate the Indian media through raids conducted by the Income Tax department and other agencies. This has now been extended to a foreign media enterprise operating in India.
This coercive action will further reinforce internationally the image of the Modi government as an authoritarian regime which seeks to suppress media criticism.
