The US State Department on Tuesday (local time) overlooked a Pakistani journalist's question on the survey at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai by Indian tax authorities.
Baghel said, "Whoever speaks against the central government will be crushed. If the Congress party raises its voice, action is taken against them. If the regional parties raise their voice, action is taken against them. We went to Assam for the election campaign, went to Uttar Pradesh, whene
He further alleged that the BJP regime at the Centre has destroyed institutions such as the CBI, ED, and IT department and they are their lasted tools used to target political opponents. Their recent addition to the list is the Income Tax 'survey' on BBC.
Sources said the above exercise, conducted by the tax authorities, is called "survey", not search or raid as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act. Such surveys are routinely conducted and are not to be confused to be in the nature of a search/raid, said sources.
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 '
Condemning the ongoing Income Tax 'survey' at the BBC offices, located in Delhi, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP on Monday accused the Central government of throttling the fundamental right of 'freedom of expression'.
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.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday asked the Central government to come clean on the recent 'survey' conducted by I-T officials at BBC offices, located in Delhi, Mumbai.
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.