TV channel gets notice over Delhi gurdwara poll campaign telecast
28 Jan 2013 12:45 AM GMT
The government has issued notice to PTC News channel for violation of rules by telecasting campaigning of candidates for the Delhi gurdwara polls even after campaigning officially ended, an official source said on Sunday.
The notice was issued by the information and broadcasting ministry.
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls were held on Sunday and the campaigning ended on 25 January. The channel telecast campaigning by candidates on 26 January.
‘The channel violated the model code by telecasting the campaigning the whole day. This was in violation of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and Rules,’ an official source said.
‘PTC News has been asked to reply to the notice in three days,’ the official added.
The DSGMC polls were held to elect a 46-member house that would manage the Sikh shrines as well as a number of educational and health institutions in the national capital.
This is the second most important Sikh body in the country after the Amritsar-based Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
The notice was issued by the information and broadcasting ministry.
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls were held on Sunday and the campaigning ended on 25 January. The channel telecast campaigning by candidates on 26 January.
‘The channel violated the model code by telecasting the campaigning the whole day. This was in violation of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and Rules,’ an official source said.
‘PTC News has been asked to reply to the notice in three days,’ the official added.
The DSGMC polls were held to elect a 46-member house that would manage the Sikh shrines as well as a number of educational and health institutions in the national capital.
This is the second most important Sikh body in the country after the Amritsar-based Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
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