British Parliament member Bob Blackman criticised the BBC's coverage of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration, labelling it biased for emphasising the mosque's destruction over its 2,000-year history as a temple. Blackman urged parliamentary debate on the BBC's impartiality. He highlighted constituent concerns about the BBC's skewed reporting on cultural and religious events.
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00:00 Days ago, the British Parliament witnessed scrutiny of the BBC's coverage of the consecration
00:06 ceremony at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on 22 January.
00:10 According to media reports, Bob Blackman, a member of the Parliament, criticised BBC's
00:14 reporting, labelling it as biased for emphasising the site's mosque destruction while neglecting
00:20 its 2,000-year history as a temple.
00:22 Blackman urged parliamentary debate on BBC's partiality and its failure to provide a comprehensive
00:27 global perspective.
00:28 For the unaware, the BBC's coverage on Ram Mandir became a contentious issue as rather
00:33 than celebrations, the coverage focused primarily on how the Babri Mosque was demolished in
00:38 an alleged illegal way.
00:40 The BBC received so many complaints about this online article on the event that it had
00:45 to publish a response that stated, "Some readers felt that the article is biased against
00:51 Hindus and used inflammatory language.
00:53 They also objected on the headline that was that the temple has been built on the site
00:58 of a 16th-century mosque, which we explained had been torn down by Hindu mobs in 1992.
01:04 We believe that to be fair and accurate account of what happened, we do not agree that the
01:08 article was demeaning to Hindus."
01:10 Mr Blackman on this clarification expressed his dissatisfaction too.
01:14 He highlighted the significance of Ram Mandir's consecration in Ayodhya, calling it a joyous
01:18 moment for the Hindus worldwide.
01:20 However, he expressed disappointment in BBC's coverage, noting the omission of the temple's
01:25 long history before the mosque's destruction.
01:27 He specifically mentioned the Muslims' allocation of a separate five-acre site for a mosque
01:32 adjacent to the town.
01:35 He emphasised the need for BBC to offer an unbiased and comprehensive portrayal of the
01:38 global events.
01:39 Several other voices inside the parliament echoed his statement too.
01:43 However, for the BBC, this is not the first time that it has come under scrutiny for such
01:47 reports.
01:48 As he remembers, back almost two years ago, a documentary based on the Gujarat riots in
01:53 2002 had also become a contentious issue for the India-UK relations.
01:58 The BBC is reporting discrepancies as raised by the Blackman contribute to the concern
02:02 of media impartiality in portraying cultural and religious events accurately.
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