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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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 '
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.
Reacting to the 'survey' at BBC offices, located at Delhi and Mumbai offices, by I-T officials, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the Income Tax department would give detailed information regarding this.
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 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.
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.