New Delhi: Whereas the Indian authorities, in no unsure phrases, referred to as out the biased & propaganda-centric nature of BBC documentary, the latter additionally didn’t discover any favour from British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Rishi Sunak, talking within the British Parliament, distanced himself from the BBC’s new sequence on PM Modi and likewise shut down Pakistan-origin UK PM, who sought to solid aspersions on Indian Prime Minister over Godhra riots.
The Pak-origin British MP raised the BBC documentary in UK Parliament, however obtained a direct rejection from UK PM.
Defending PM Modi in British Parliament, UK PM Rishi Sunak stated that he “doesn’t agree with the characterization” of his Indian counterpart.
Sunak made these remarks on the controversial documentary that was raised within the British Parliament by Pakistan-origin MP Imran Hussain.
“He (PM Modi) was, within the International and Commonwealth Workplace’s personal phrases, immediately answerable for this violence. Provided that tons of have been brutally killed and that households throughout India and the world, together with right here within the UK, are nonetheless with out justice, does the prime minister agree along with his diplomats within the overseas workplace that Modi was immediately accountable and what extra does the overseas workplace know of his involvement on this grave act of ethnic cleaning?” requested Pak-origin MP Imran Hussain.
UK Authorities PM Rishi Sunak Criticizes BBC Report:
UK PM Rishi Sunak dismisses Pakistani-origin Imran Hussain, a British MP, showing within the Home in reference to an allegation in opposition to PM Modi, which was carried out by BBC. pic.twitter.com/Uu3O72g1tU
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To this, Sunak replied, “Mr Speaker, the UK authorities’s place on this has been clear and lengthy standing and hasn’t modified. In fact, we don’t tolerate persecution wherever, however I’m not certain I agree in any respect with the characterization the honorable gentleman has put ahead.”
BBC, UK’s nationwide broadcaster, by way of its two-part documentary on PM Modi sought to revisit 2002 riots and the then BJP authorities’s ‘partisan’ position in dealing with the state of affairs, based mostly on an inner UK authorities report. The documentary sparked public anger and was subsequently pulled out from social media platforms.