Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 21: Multiple YouTube videos carrying the first episode of the BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ have been blocked, according to directives issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, sources claimed on Saturday.
The Center has instructed Twitter to remove more than 50 tweets that contain links to relevant YouTube videos in addition to YouTube videos.
According to the information, both YouTube and Twitter complied with the government after directions were reportedly issued by Secretary, Information and Broadcasting on Friday using the emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021.
Following this, 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. TMC MP Derek O’Brien was among some opposition leaders whose tweet on the documentary was removed by Twitter.
TMC leader Derek O’Brien shared a link to 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.”
CENSORSHIP@Twitter @TwitterIndia HAS TAKEN DOWN MY TWEET of the #BBCDocumentary, it received lakhs of views
The 1 hr @BBC docu exposes how PM @narendramodi HATES MINORITIES
Here’s👇the mail I recieved. Also see flimsy reason given. Oppn will continue to fight the good fight pic.twitter.com/8lfR0XPViJ
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) January 21, 2023
Another Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed said, “The BBC documentary reveals that the UK govt inquiry held Narendra Modi ‘Directly Responsible’ for the 2002 Gujarat Riots.”
“No matter how much the BJP government may try to cover up the truth, the world sees Modi for what he truly is!,” she tweeted.
Notably, the two-part BBC documentary “India: The Modi Question” claims it investigated certain aspects relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots when Modi was the chief minister of the state.
