Price stated that India is the world's largest democracy, and also a vibrant one. "We look to everything that ties us together, and we look to reinforce all of those elements that tie us together."
Sources said the above exercise, conducted by the tax authorities, is called "survey", not search or raid as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act. Such surveys are routinely conducted and are not to be confused to be in the nature of a search/raid, said sources.
Meanwhile, earlier today Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the government is after the BBC instead of accepting an Opposition demand on a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Adani-Hindenburg matter.
BBC also goes on to say that cracking down on such child marriages will force these marriages underground, so what are we supposed to do BBC, allow child marriages overground? Allow 60 years old men to marry 8 years old girls?
OpIndia had a detailed discussion with Pt Satish K Sharma about the reaction NRIs had to BBC's documentary and tries to assert what led to such a reaction.