India invokes emergency laws to ban BBC Modi documentary
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi from World news | The Guardian on (#683BY)
Government accused of censorship' over ban on film about PM's role in violence during 2002 Gujarat riots
The Indian government has invoked emergency laws to block a BBC documentary examining the role of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, during riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002.
Controversy has erupted in India over the first episode of the two-part programme, India: The Modi Question, which tracked his rise through the ranks of the Bharatiya Janata party and his appointment as chief minister of Gujarat.
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