The Center had on January 21 directed authorities to block several YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question'.
Mahua Moitra of Trinamool Congress has called the Center 'insecure' for blocking the BBC documentary on PM Modi.
In her tweet, Mahua Moitra wrote, "Government is on war footing to ensure that no one in India can watch @BBC shows. Shame that the emperors and courtiers of the world's largest democracy are so insecure."
Government is on a war footing to ensure that no one in India can watch only @BBC shows.
Shame that the emperors and courtiers of the world's largest democracy are so insecure.
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) January 21, 2023
Moitra went further and shared the archived link of the BBC documentary, saying that "I have not been elected to represent the world's largest democracy in accepting censorship."
Sorry, chose not to represent the world's largest democracy to accept censorship.
Here's the link. Watch it while you can.
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) January 22, 2023
BBC released a documentary titled India: The Modi Question. The first episode of the docu-series was aired on Tuesday and was removed from YouTube on Wednesday. The second part of the series is scheduled to air on January 24. The series looks at Narendra Modi's time as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. According to the BBC, the documentary will explore how "Narendra Modi's premiership has been overshadowed by persistent allegations about his government's attitude towards India's Muslim population".
This comes as the Center on January 21 directed authorities to block several YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question", sources were quoted as saying by news agency PTI. Sources also pointed out that the directions were reportedly issued by Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Apoorva Chandra on Friday using emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021.
Speaking to PTI, the sources also said that the documentary has also been found to undermine India's sovereignty and integrity, and has the potential to adversely affect public order within the country as well as friendly relations with foreign states. Is.
Earlier, TMC MP Derek O'Brien also claimed that Twitter had removed his tweet on a BBC documentary which claimed to "expose" PM Modi's stance on minorities. O'Brien called this "censorship" and shared a screenshot of an email from Twitter that said his message had been removed at the request of the Indian government for violating Indian law.
He was one of several opposition leaders who lashed out at the government amid reports that the central government had ordered the removal of posts related to a two-part BBC documentary - "India: The Modi Question". YouTube and Twitter were ordered.
His party colleague and MP Derek O'Brien earlier on Saturday alleged censorship, saying one of his tweets in this regard had been deleted.
Earlier on Thursday, India condemned the controversial BBC documentary series on the prime minister, describing it as a "propaganda piece" designed to push a discrediting narrative.
Addressing a weekly media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "If anything, this film or documentary is a reflection on the agency and the individuals who are perpetuating this narrative. It reminds us of this exercise." The purpose of and wonders about it." The agenda behind this. To be honest, we don't want to glorify such efforts."
A Foreign Office spokesperson said the documentary was a reflection of the BBC and the individuals who are retelling the story. The Congress claimed that Modi was still scared of the truth about the 2002 riots coming out and that "blocking" the documentary was "cowardly and undemocratic".
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