BBC Controversy: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit on June 21, BBC’s controversial documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ has once again hit headlines. Two human rights organizations in America have announced the screening of the BBC documentary.
According to Reuters report, this screening will be done in Washington, USA. This documentary, which came in two parts, claims to be an investigation into the 2002 Gujarat riots. In this documentary, the then CM of Gujarat was Narendra Modi The role of has been shown suspiciously.
Screening will be against banning in India – Human Rights Watch
According to the international news agency Reuters, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have announced the organization of a private screening on 20 June. American lawmakers, journalists and analysts have been invited to this screening.
Announcing the screening on Monday (June 12), Human Rights Watch said that it wanted people to know that the documentary was banned in India.
Documentary is agenda based propaganda – Modi government
This BBC documentary was called agenda-based propaganda by the Modi government and was banned in the country. It was said on behalf of the Modi government that when the Supreme Court, the country’s highest judicial institution, has rejected all the allegations against PM Modi, then it will be called propaganda against the government.
YouTube and Twitter were instructed by the central government to remove the links related to the videos of the documentary. Along with this, the administration of many universities were ordered not to allow its screening. However, despite the ban, student organizations and political parties did this demonstration.
What is PM Modi’s program?
PM Modi is going to visit America from 21st to 24th June. On this tour, PM Modi will address the joint session of the US Parliament. He will be the first Prime Minister of India to do so, who will address the joint session of the US Parliament for the second time in a row.
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