NEW DELHI — NaMo TV, sponsored by the BJP, cannot display ‘election matter’ during the silence period prescribed in the electoral law in a particular phase of the poll, the Election Commission has concluded. The EC has now asked the chief electoral officer of Delhi to ensure that its directions are followed in each of the remaining six phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The directions were issued to the Delhi CEO as he is the nodal officer to pre-certify political content in TV channels and similar platforms which are beamed nationally. He has also been provided with a committee specifically for the purpose, a source aware of the development said. Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act “prohibits” display of any “election matter” by means of “cinematograph, television or other similar apparatus”, 48 hours before the hour fixed for conclusion of poll in a particular constituency

Source: Huffington Post April 17, 2019 12:11 UTC