Reacting to the 'survey' conducted by sleuths of the I-T department at the BBC offices, located in Delhi and Mumbai, Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that this is not the 'right time' to carry out such operation.
The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted a survey at BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai in view of the British public broadcaster's "deliberate non-compliance" with the Transfer Pricing Rules and its vast diversion of profits, said sources.
The UK government took note of the reports of tax surveys conducted at the offices of the British public broadcaster BBC in India and said they are monitoring it.
As an I-T 'survey' in the BBC offices, located in Delhi and Mumbai, is going on, Congress on Tuesday reacted sharply and accused the government of showing a 'dictatorial' attitude.
The All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Tuesday congratulated the Income-tax Department for going through BBC's documents to check irregularities relating to international taxation and Tax Deducted at Source transactions.
Stalin, while responding to a series of questions under the 'Ungalil Oruvan' programme slammed the Modi government on the issues of the Adani-Hindenburg row and BBC documentary on PM.
British public broadcaster BBC has said it is cooperating with the Indian income tax authorities who are conducting surveys at their Delhi and Mumbai offices.
"The BBC has become the most 'Bhrasht Bakwaas Corporation' in the world. Unfortunately, BBC's propaganda and Congress' agenda are on the same lines. Today, India is attaining great heights under PM Modi's leadership and some sections do not like this. The BBC has all rights to do journali
The sources added the IT officials impounded some mobile phones and laptop and desktops of persons working with account and finance department of the British public broadcaster, will hand it back after taking backup of the devices.
Seven BJP workers were booked after they protested against the screening of a BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi by the Communist Party in a private hall in Madurai's Meenakshi Nagar area on Sunday evening, police said.
It comes after Murasoli slammed BJP for having an alliance with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) despite having a fallout with the party in the past.