New Delhi, February 14: BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia attacked BBC and Congress simultaneously stating that BBC's propaganda and Congress' agenda are on the same lines.
Amid the ongoing 'survey' operations on BBC offices by the IT department, Gaurav Bhatia also stated that any media organisation functioning in India will have to follow the rules and regulations of the country.
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While addressing the press conference, Gaurav Bhatia stated that, "Income Tax department lawfully carried out raids at the BBC office. The IT department is no longer the 'caged parrot' as the Supreme Court had said about government institutions during the Congress rule."
He also attacked the BBC, saying that, "The BBC has become the most 'Bhrasht Bakwaas Corporation' in the world. The BBC has all rights to do journalism in India, but they will have to abide by the law of the land."
Bhatia further attacked the Congress citing the ban on BBC imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Bhatia further highlighted the statement of UK’s longest serving Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher about BBC. She said the BBC is 'Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation'.
He also attacked Congress and other Opposition parties over their comments on the ongoing survey at BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Notably, Income Tax officials conducted 'survey' operations on Indian offices of the British public broadcaster BBC in both Delhi and Mumbai.
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It is learnt that tax officials are conducting verification of certain account documents in the finance department of the BBC offices. During the investigation, the cellphones of all the employees present in the BBC office have been taken away by the Income Tax team. The data of the computer kept in the accounts and finance department was also scanned.