While her father-in-law and his party members are yet to take a stance on the BBC documentary – India’s Daughter, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh’s youngest daughter-in-law and social activist Aparna Yadav is outraged by the British broadcaster.
She led a protest to express her ‘outrage’ in Lucknow on Monday with hundreds of women joining her to burn an effigy of the BBC.
Here’s a video of Aparna Yadav during her protest against the BBC.
“Jo BBC kar raha hai ussey humara country poori tarah se rape ho raha hai. Yahan ki sanskriti, yahan ki sabhyata, unka poori tarah ka rape ho raha hai. (BBC’s airing pf the documentary despite the ban is raping the country’s pride, culture and honour)”
- Aparna Yadav
Married to Mulayam’s younger son Prateek Yadav, Aparna revealed she has not seen the video herself, ‘obeying’ the official ban. She called the BBC irresponsible.
“The BBC should learn from the India media. They take care of sensitive information and respect the morality of journalism”
- Aparna Yadav
Aparna believes that interviews with rape convict Mukesh Singh, and both his lawyers were recorded illegally. “They lied to the Indian government in the name of research Their idea was only to sensationalize the incident,” she said.
She accused the documentary of purveying anti-India propaganda which would hurt the country -
“It is simply an attempt to belittle our country and portray its image in a ‘partial’ light. One shouldn’t be allowed to interview psychopaths like Mukhesh Singh or the two mentally deranged lawyers”
- Aparna Yadav
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