SC dismisses PIL seeking complete ban on BBC in India from airing ‘India: The Modi Question’ documentary
BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’: Supreme Court today dismissed a ple seeking complete ban on the airing of it.
New Delhi: Supreme Court today dismisses the PIL seeking a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and BBC India from operating from Indian territory of airing the documentary titled, ‘India: The Modi Question’ relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Supreme Court rejected the PIL today and called it “misconceived”. While rejecting the PIL, the SC even asked “how can a documentary affect the country?
According to reports, on January 21, the Centre issued directions for blocking several videos on YouTube and Twitter sharing links to the controversial BBC documentary.
A PIL was also filed by Hindu Sena President Vishnu Gupta in the apex court seeking to impose a complete ban on the documentary.
The United Kingdom’s British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) documentary (two-part series) attacked PM Modi when he was the Chief Minister during which the Gujarat riots of 2002 sparked outrage. The BBC documentary was also removed from several platforms.
This is a developing story.