BBC IT Survey: Britain’s Foreign Minister raised the issue of IT survey in BBC, then S Jaishankar said, ‘The law should be followed completely’

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

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S Jaishankar on BBC IT Survey: A question was raised by UK Foreign Minister James Cleverly regarding the income tax survey on BBC offices.

S Jaishankar On BBC IT Survey: UK Foreign Minister James Cleverly on Wednesday (1 February). Had a meeting with Jaishankar in New Delhi. According to sources, during this, Cleverly raised the issue of income tax survey conducted on BBC offices recently. On this, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar clearly said that we have acted according to the law. All the organizations working in India should fully follow the laws here.

Cleverly is in India to attend an important meeting of G-20 foreign ministers on March 1 and 2. Jaishankar and Cleverly held bilateral talks on a range of issues, including ways to expand two-way engagement in a number of areas.

‘Has been going on for decades’
Foreign Minister Jaishankar had said in an interview last week that the coming of BBC documentary is not sudden. Look who is supporting it. This has been going on for decades. Its purpose is to run an anti-India agenda.

What is the matter?
Last month, Income Tax officials conducted surveys at BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. The action was taken by the Income Tax Department in the midst of a controversy over a BBC documentary about the 2002 Gujarat riots. Many Vipshree leaders had criticized the central government regarding this.

Let us tell you that recently David Rutley, Parliamentary Deputy Minister of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of Britain also said that we are standing for BBC. We fund the BBC, we think the BBC World Service is important. We want the BBC to have editorial independence.