Press Club of India condemns I-T department's surveys at BBC offices

The Press Club of India (PCI) on Tuesday condemned the Income Tax Department's surveys at the offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai.

Press Club of India condemns I-T department's surveys at BBC offices
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Feb 14 2023 | 7:10 PM IST

The Press Club of India (PCI) on Tuesday condemned the Income Tax Department's surveys at the offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai.

The department conducted the surveys at the British broadcaster's offices as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion, officials said.

"The recent raids are part of a series of attacks on the media by government agencies in recent times, especially against those sections of the media that the government perceives as hostile to it," the PCI said in a statement.

It appealed to the government to restrain its agencies from "misusing their powers in order to intimidate the media".

The department's action comes weeks after the British broadcaster aired a two-part documentary, "India: The Modi Question".

"If the government has any issue with the report, it should take it up with the concerned office rather than shoot the messenger," the PCI said.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Income Tax departmentBBC

First Published: Feb 14 2023 | 7:10 PM IST

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