Minister for IT and Industries K T Rama Rao today expressed surprise over the income tax raids on the offices of the BBC in Delhi and Mumbai.
Rao said that the IT department, the CBI and the ED had become a laughing stock for turning into the BJP's biggest puppets.
"What a surprise!! A few weeks after they aired the documentary on Modi, BBC India now raided by IT. Agencies like IT, CBI and ED have become laughing stock for turning into BJP's biggest puppets. What next? ED raids on Hindenberg or a hostile takeover attempt? (sic)" KTR tweeted.
The IT department's action comes weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots in India.
KTR's sister and MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha also slammed the BJP government at the Centre.
"The entire ruling Govt defends against probe amidst allegation on one business house & the same Govt sends its agencies behind those who show the truth ! Why? #BBC (sic)," she asked in a tweet.
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