Assembly elections 2017: CPI asks EC to declare direct telecast of rallies as paid news
Some Resourceful Parties Have Successfully Managed To Get Direct Telecast Of Their Entire Public Meetings And Press Conferences. This Facility Has Not Been Extended Evenly To All Political Parties, CPI Said.
The CPI has appealed to the Election Commission to declare direct telecast of poll rallies by TV channels as 'paid news' and ensure level playing field for all political parties. "Some resourceful parties have successfully managed to get direct telecast of their entire public meetings and press conferences. This facility has not been extended evenly to all political parties," CPI ntional scretary Atul Kumar Anjaan said in a letter to the EC on Thursday. "During ongoing elections in five states and even after the code of conduct came into force on January 4, 2017, many political parties and individuals have been openly violating the guidelines issued by the EC. They have been making appeals on religious and casteist lines," he said. "I appeal to the CEC to ensure level playing field to all political parties. Besides I request you to take stringent action against all those making appeals in the name of caste and religion," he said.
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