New Delhi, February 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):The Indian National Congress has termed the Income Tax department’s survey operations at the BBC office as an ‘act of intimidation’ and said the government was scared of criticism. Party General Secretary, K.C. Venugopal said, “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,” he added.

Income Tax department officials on Tuesday conducted “survey” operations at BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices, according to reports. The development comes weeks after the BBC released a two-part documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Question’ depicting Narendra Modi’s role in the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002.

As per reports, the employees of the broadcasting corporation were asked not to use their computer systems and phones, including their personal ones. The reports said that the employees working in the afternoon shift at the BBC’s Delhi office were asked to work from home, while those present in office were asked to leave early.

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