New Delhi,Feb.14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said that British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the ”most corrupt” organisation which is unleashing “venomous” reporting against India and further alleged that its propaganda and the Congress’ agenda go together. The remarks from the saffron party came shortly after the Income Tax officials surveyed the British broadcaster’s offices in Mumbai and Delhi. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia rejected the Congress’ criticism of the Income Tax (I-T) action and said the government agency should be allowed to do its job.
Hitting out at the London-headquartered public broadcaster, the BJP leader said that the BBC is the “most corrupt” organisation in the world, adding that the Congress should remember that the then prime minister Indira Gandhi had also banned the broadcaster.
The BJP leader further claimed that BBC has a “tainted and black history of working with malice against India”. He cited its past reports, including the one which described a terrorist as a “charismatic young militant” and allegedly called Holi a “filthy” festival. It works in India, but has little regard for its constitution, he said.
At a time when India is marching ahead globally under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, there are many powers that do not like it, Bhatia said, claiming that the Congress, its leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition parties also feel the “pain” at the country’s rise.
