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On January 21, the Ministry of the Information and Broadcasting reportedly invoked its emergency powers under the IT Rules 2021 to direct the removal of the links from social media.
The son of former Defence Minister AK Antony, who recently left his posts in the party over the BBC documentary screening, has revived 'some past shenanigans' of the broadcaster.
Anxious to shield the Prime Minister from the damning charges in the documentary, government ministers and officials went out of their way to attack and discredit the BBC.
Sarin replaces Anil Antony, who quit all his posts in the Congress after facing flak from his party for tweeting against screening the controversial BBC documentary 'India - The Modi Question'.
The action come days after a similar ruckus at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia over the screening of the documentary.
The Centre last week directed blocking of multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the documentary.
Currently, Congress finds itself in a tottering situation where there are many to ignite matters out of context but none to find a remedy.
The varsity admin said the screening will not be allowed and they were taking all measures to prevent organisations with 'vested interests from destroying the peaceful academic atmosphere of the varsity.'
Modi's govt has labelled the documentary, which questioned his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, as a 'propaganda piece' and blocked its airing and barred the sharing of any clips on social media.
Khan said he is surprised that people are attaching more importance to the opinion of a foreign documentary maker, 'that too our colonial masters', than the verdict of the highest court of the land.
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.jpg?w=315&h=164 "SFI plans to screen BBC documentary on Gujarat riots across India")
