There was an outrage in parliament few days ago on the same issue and it is unfortunate that the Govt of India had no knowledge about the film till the last minute as it was scheduled to go on air on the international women’s day. But I personally feel there was no need for such knee jerk reaction which led to banning of the documentary. Documentary reveals the criminal’s mindset. How will any remedy be possible unless the mindset of the criminal is not known?
This documentary has created not only controversy about the freedom of media, but also opened up about the issue of ethics of public broadcast on human values. Here I have question as to why the BBC targeted only Indian society and pictured it negatively across the world?
Don't we find many more heinous crimes and rapes committed in many other parts of the world? But both BBC and the producer chose only India for telling the world about the mindset of the Indian national who committed this dastardly act.
The producer very deftly termed that denying permission to broadcast the documentary is missing a chance to prove that it is a nation with a progressive thought. In fact I have a straight question to her as to why BBC was forced to stop films shot on Royal family affairs on the last minute. Why this great BBC still not finding racism in UK a shame?
The western media has made it its business to showcase Indians and India in poor light for its own commercial reasons. Infact the ban should be the last resort and to be imposed in exceptional circumstances. But BBC in this case falls under that exceptional category. Freedom of expression also entails some responsibilities which it had ignored. It is a sad state of affairs, though more than 65 years have elapsed since we got independence, a happy, peaceful and violence free life is still a mirage for Indian women. Media exposure to sensational rapes and questionable debates may invariably have harmful affect on young minds. A nation which does not respect its women can never be a great nation.