BBC documentary on PM and the Gujarat riots is blocked!

According to reports, Apurva Chandra, secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, gave the instructions on banning access on January 20 while acting under the IT Rules of 2021's emergency powers.

The Ministry of External Affairs has denounced the two-part BBC documentary as a "propaganda piece" that lacked objectivity and displayed a "colonial mindset" and alleges it explored specific elements of the 2002

Gujarat riots while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state's chief minister.

Multiple YouTube videos and Twitter messages with links to the divisive BBC programme are to be blocked, according to instructions from the Center.

According to sources speaking to PTI, senior officials from several ministries, including foreign relations, home affairs, and information and broadcasting, investigated the documentary and concluded that it was an attempt to undermine the Supreme Court's authority and credibility, sow discord among different Indian communities, and make unproven claims about foreign governments' activities in India.