<p>The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the <em>British Broadcasting Corporation</em> (<em>BBC</em>) for its documentary <em>India: The Modi Question </em>on 2002 Gujarat riots.</p>.<p>During the discussion, the BJP legislators claimed that the "documentary was part of an international conspiracy to defame India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose popularity is rising as a global leader". </p>.<p>The Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary while hailing it as a "historical" move said that passing the resolution unanimously "seemed to have proved that there is a lot of anger in the minds of the public against the <em>BBC</em> documentary and central government will be apprised for taking further action against the makers."</p>.<p>The move came after BJP MLA from Sojitra in Anand Vipul Patel proposed a private member's motion against the <em>BBC</em> for "fabricated findings shown in the documentary".</p>.<p>Patel's proposal was supported by MLAs Manisha Vakil, Dhavalsinh Zala, Amit Thaker and Minister of State for Home Harah Sanghavi.</p>.<p>The leaders supporting the motion said that the documentary "misrepresented events of 2002" in an attempt to defame India in the world at the hands of "so-called liberals who are anti-India".</p>.<p>They said that "when these people failed to defeat PM Modi in the past 20 years stoop to new low by making such a film as part of the anti-India conspiracy".</p>.<p>Addressing the house, Sanghavi said that <em>BBC</em> relied upon NGOs and activists like Teesta Setalvad who are facing several criminal cases including misappropriation of funds meant for riots victims.</p>
<p>The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the <em>British Broadcasting Corporation</em> (<em>BBC</em>) for its documentary <em>India: The Modi Question </em>on 2002 Gujarat riots.</p>.<p>During the discussion, the BJP legislators claimed that the "documentary was part of an international conspiracy to defame India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose popularity is rising as a global leader". </p>.<p>The Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary while hailing it as a "historical" move said that passing the resolution unanimously "seemed to have proved that there is a lot of anger in the minds of the public against the <em>BBC</em> documentary and central government will be apprised for taking further action against the makers."</p>.<p>The move came after BJP MLA from Sojitra in Anand Vipul Patel proposed a private member's motion against the <em>BBC</em> for "fabricated findings shown in the documentary".</p>.<p>Patel's proposal was supported by MLAs Manisha Vakil, Dhavalsinh Zala, Amit Thaker and Minister of State for Home Harah Sanghavi.</p>.<p>The leaders supporting the motion said that the documentary "misrepresented events of 2002" in an attempt to defame India in the world at the hands of "so-called liberals who are anti-India".</p>.<p>They said that "when these people failed to defeat PM Modi in the past 20 years stoop to new low by making such a film as part of the anti-India conspiracy".</p>.<p>Addressing the house, Sanghavi said that <em>BBC</em> relied upon NGOs and activists like Teesta Setalvad who are facing several criminal cases including misappropriation of funds meant for riots victims.</p>
