New Delhi, Jan 20: The Congress on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still scared of the truth of the 2002 riots coming out and the “blocking” of the BBC documentary “blaming him for the pogrom is a cowardly and undemocratic act”. The opposition party also said that no matter how much the Modi government tries to “cover up” the truth, the world sees the truth.
“Narendra Modi is still scared of the truth about 2002 coming out 21 years later. The blocking of the BBC documentary that squarely blames him for the pogrom is a cowardly, undemocratic act, one that clearly shows Modi’s dictatorial attitude,” AICC general secretary organisation K C Venugopal said. After British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended PM Modi, Congress secretary Ashish Dua asked, “Has Rishi Sunak watched the ‘rigourously researched’ BBC documentary on Gujarat or has the Hon. PM spoken with (former British foreign secretary) Jack Straw for the perspective put by him in public domain?”
TMC leader Derek O’Brien shared a link of the BBC documentary on YouTube and said, “So, the BBC documentary (Part 1) which I posted has, as expected, been taken down from YouTube. Let’s see how many more times BJP get it deleted.”
“The one-hour prog exposes Narendra Modi’s hate for minorities,” he said.
Amid controversy over the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Modi, India had on Thursday dismissed it as a “propaganda piece”, saying it is designed to push a particular “discredited narrative” and that the continuing colonial mindset is “blatantly visible” in the series. (PTI)
