From Our Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as “entirely misconceived” a plea for a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary on PM Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.
A Bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Vishnu Gupta, president of the Hindu Sena, and a farmer Beerendra Kumar Singh.
The plea alleged that the BBC documentary has been biased against India and its government, dubbing it as a deep conspiracy against the global rise of India and its Prime Minister.
On February 3, the Supreme Court had sought responses from the Centre and others on separate petitions challenging the decision to impose ban on the documentary. The pleas were filed by veteran journalist N Ram, Trinamul Congress MP Mahua Moitra, activit lawyer Prashant Bhushan and lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma.
