Income Tax-related surveys at British public broadcaster BBC's India offices continued for the third day and employees working with the media house were asked not to "delete" any data until it is on, sources said.
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Income tax-related surveys at British public broadcaster BBC's India offices continued for the third day and employees working with the media house were asked not to delete any data until it is on, sources said.
The Opposition leaders on Monday came down heavily on the BJP-led central government after surveys were conducted by the Income Tax department at the Delhi and Mumbai offices of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The Bharat Rastra Samithi, too, waded into the row claiming that the '
Congress MP and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday attacked the Centre after the Income Tax department "surveyed" the offices of British public broadcaster BBC, saying the government has redefined press freedom as per its convenience.
Telangana MLC K Kavitha on Tuesday took an apparent jibe at the Centre over the I-T survey conducted at BBC offices, located in Delhi, Mumbai, just weeks after the UK-based broadcaster aired a documentary on PM Modi.
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.
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.
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 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.