Rights groups to screen BBC documentary on Modi in Washington ahead of PM’s state visit

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US beginning June 21, two human rights groups will organise a screening in Washington of the controversial BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’.

The two-part documentary, which claims it investigated certain aspects relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots when Modi was chief minister, caused a massive furore in India. The government called it a “propaganda piece” and blocked it from viewing in the country.

Now, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are set to hold a private screening of the documentary on June 20, news agency Reuters reported. Policy-makers, journalists and analysts have been invited to attend.