The controversial Nirbhaya documentary based on the 2012 Delhi gangrape is scheduled to be aired on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday night.
This comes despite Rajnath Singh’s attempts to stall the broadcasting of the documentary internationally as well which features an interview of Mukesh Singh who is one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh had on Wednesday asked BBC, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to ensure that the documentary is not broadcast anywhere in the world. A Delhi court has restrained broadcast of the documentary in India until further orders in which Singh is blaming girls for rape.
“The condition was given to shoot the interview for social purpose and not for commercial use. A legal notice was issued to them when the jail authorities came to know that it violated the conditions. The permission to shoot the documentary was given with conditions.”
He assured the House that the government will not allow the telecast of the documentary. He said, “The government condemns December 16 incident. We will not allow any group or individual to use the incident for any commercial use. The government is committed to dignity and security of women.”
Minister of State for I&B Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said, “The airing of documentary would be contempt of court. This entire documentary is against the programming code of I&B ministry. Language seems to incite violence against women, and instils fear.”