British Foreign Minister raised the issue of IT survey on BBC offices, Jaishankar gave a blunt answer

Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverley on Wednesday raised the issue of the Income Tax Department (IT) survey on the offices of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) in front of his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar. During this, Jaishankar has given a composed reply to the British Foreign Minister.

Jaishankar cleverly said that all the organizations working in India must fully comply with the laws and regulations. Cleverly told the agency that he had raised the IT survey issue with Jaishankar. James Cleverly has come to India to participate in the G-20 conference. James Cleverly and Jaishankar had a bilateral meeting on Wednesday morning. Jaishankar said reviewed the progress made in our relations since our last discussion. The Indian Foreign Minister said that he especially appreciated the introduction of the Young Professional Scheme.

Significantly, last month the IT team had conducted searches at the offices of BBC in Mumbai and Delhi. The survey, which lasted for three days, revealed that the BBC did not disclose its income and profits in line with its operations in India. The investigation revealed that the tax was not paid properly by the BBC. During this, the IT team took the statements of the employees and collected evidence. BBC was in discussion about the controversial documentary.Recently, BBC was in discussion about its controversial documentary. This documentary was based on the 2002 Gujarat riots. The Central Government has banned the screening of this documentary. Many opposition parties have also criticized this decision of the government.