NaMo TV, featuring Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been asked not to telecast ‘election matter’ during the silence period, 48 hours before the polling. The Poll Commission directed the Chief Electoral Officer to keep a tab on the same.
The CEO Delhi has been asked to see no political content run in ‘Silence Period’ in all six remaining phases of the mega polls 2019.
The phase 48 hours before the voting is called the ‘silence period’ as it allows a voter to make up his or her mind on whom to vote without being influenced by political campaigning.
Live coverage can be done on Namo TV but any pre-recorded content cannot be streamed for 48 hours before the polling date. State Chief Election Commissioners (CEC) have been informed to observe this strictly pic.twitter.com/MRzZ2tI2S5
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2019
‘Live coverage can be done on Namo TV but any pre-recorded content cannot be streamed for 48 hours before the polling date. State Chief Election Commissioners (CEC) have been informed to observe this strictly’ reported ANI.
Earlier, Responding to the ongoing controversy over the NAMO TV, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday written to the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer assuring the poll officials that only pre-certified and authorised content will be telecast on its NAMO TV.
The development came after NAMO TV Featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party were asked to get a nod from the contempt authority.
The Development came hours after the Election Commission of India on Thursday restricted ‘NaMo TV’ from telecasting any political content until approved by the contempt authority. The Poll Body said that the NAMO TV needs a pre-requisite certificate from MCMC Committee of Delhi only after which it can run political publicity content.
In a letter to Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, the Election Commission said, “It has been confirmed by you that there has not been any pre-certification of the content being displayed on NaMo TV/content TV, by the MCMC Committee in your office
“Any political publicity content, being displayed on electronic media without requisite certification from competent authority should be removed immediately and any political content shall only be permitted strictly in accordance with EC instructions in this regard
” the letter further added.
READ: Lok Sabha Polls 2019: ‘NAMO TV’s Content needs pre-certificate from Authorities’: EC tells Delhi CEO
Opposition parties including Aam Aadmi Party and Congress had earlier approached the Election Commission with a complaint about the same.
Election Commission further directed the Chief Electoral Officer to ensure implementation of the Commission’s instructions. The Poll Body further sought a compliance report on the issue.
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