Supreme Court notice on BBC Documentary ban

Supreme Court notice on BBC Documentary ban

• The issue is related to the 2002 riots that happened in Gujarat. It is also called 2002 violence. A train was burnt in Godhra and more than 58 Hindu pilgrims died. The pilgrims were all returning from Ayodhya.
• This incident instigated the three-day intense riots in Gujarat. More than 1044 people were dead and several injured. PM Modi was the then CM of Gujarat.  Mr Modi was accused of condoning the violence. A Congress party member filed a case against him in the SC. The case was investigated by SIT and SC relieved him from the case. in 2022. Later a documentary was released by the BBC network on the riots.
• The Government of India banned the release of the documentary. A Public Interest Litigation was filed by Mr Prashanth Bhushan and others against the ban. To this, the Supreme Court has now issued a notice.

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Published date : 06 Feb 2023 05:29PM