Political tension continues to mount in India, following the broadcast by the BBC of a documentary criticizing Narendra Modi. The tax authorities are now accusing the media of irregularities. The opposition and billionaire George Soros denounce anti-democratic intimidation, but the government denies it.
With our correspondent in Bangalore, Como Bastin
tax authorities searched this week the BBC offices in New Delhi and Bombay and delivered their verdict this Friday, February 18. The famous English channel is accused of not having paid certain Indian taxes, in particular on international transfers.
A visit that officially has nothing to do with the documentary censored by the government. But for the opposition and most of the media, it’s an open secret. Following Amnesty International, Oxfam or even Twitter, the BBC suffered a raid that looked like a punitive expedition.
A ” euro-atlantic vision of democracy?
” This shows that the Indian government cannot stand the criticism said the Chief Minister of Bihar. Internationally, it was recently the American billionaire George Soros who judged that ” Narendra Modi was not a democrat “.
Critics violently rejected this Friday from Australia by the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He called critics of Narendra Modi’s government ” alarmists “having a” euro-atlantic vision of democracy and disrespecting the Indian people.