Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the time of the riots. The documentary was banned in India shortly after its release. Know what happened in Gujarat Assembly on Friday

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Sat, Mar 11, 2023, 8: 27 AM IST

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The Gujarat Assembly on Friday passed a resolution requesting the Central Government to 1200 Take strict action against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for tarnishing the image and popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by making a documentary on the riots in . Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vipul Patel said in the House that in a two-part BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ Attempts have been made to malign the image of India globally by misrepresenting the events of .

Exploring some aspects of the riots ) The documentary claims to investigate some aspects of the post-Godhra train burning riots. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the time of the riots. The documentary was banned in India shortly after its release. Patel had moved the proposal with the support of BJP MLAs Manisha Vakil, Amit Thaker, Dhavalsingh Zala and minister Harsh Sanghvi. Congress MLAs were thrown out of the house, so the motion was passed by voice vote in their absence.

It cannot be taken lightly Patel said in the assembly that if someone behaves or acts like this (BBC), then it cannot be taken lightly. BBC is losing its credibility and working with hidden agenda against India and Indian government. Therefore, this House requests the Central Government to take strict action against the BBC documentary on the unbelievable aspects shown in it.

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