As a war of words ensued between the BJP and opposition over the income tax raids on BBC, allegations flew thick and fast. The Congress accused the Narendra Modi government of going after the BBC when the opposition was demanding a JPC probe into the Adani row, while the BJP said the grand old party itself had banned the British broadcaster during Indira Gandhi’s tenure.
Addressing the media in Delhi, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said BBC stood for “Bhrasht Bakwaas Corporation”, or corrupt nonsensical corporation. Incidentally, BJP-friendly anchors like Arnab Goswami on Republic TV have been referring to the BBC as the Boring Broadcasting Corporation for a while now. Bhatia listed several examples to say that the British broadcaster has a “tainted and black history of working with malice against India”. Let’s take a look.
