Watch | British MP Bob Blackman Tells UK Parliament BBC’s Ram Mandir Coverage Was 'Biased'

British member of parliament Bob Blackman while addressing the British parliament this week called for a debate on UK-based public broadcaster BBC’s coverage of the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.

He said the coverage of the consecration ceremony was biased. “Last week in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, the Ram Mandir was consecrated. This was of great joy to Hindus across the world as being the birthplace of Lord Ram,” Blackman said during a parliament session.

“Very sadly, the BBC, in their coverage reported, of course, that this was the site of the destruction of a mosque, forgetting the fact that it had been a temple for more than 2,000 years before that happened and that the Muslims had been allocated a five-acre site on which to erect a mosque adjacent to the town,” the Conservative MP for Harrow East said.

“So, will my Rt. Hon. Friend allow time for a debate in government time on the impartiality of the BBC and its failure to provide a decent record of what is actually going on all over the world,” he further added.

He also took to social media site X to air his grievances over the coverage. “Constituents have raised concerns surrounding the BBC’s biased reporting of the Ram Mandir temple. As an avid supporter of the rights of Hindus, this article has caused great disharmony. The BBC must be able to provide a decent record of what is going across the world,” Blackman said.

The grand consecration of the mega temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, took place on January 22, with thousands of attendees, including foreign delegates. Fiji deputy prime minister Biman Prasad will visit Ram Temple in Ayodhya next week as well.

On the consecration day, several states announced a school holiday and government offices, both central and state, along with other establishments and public sector banks observed a half-day closure.