Govt issues advisory to TV channels on coverage of Ukraine conflict Delhi riots
New Delhi Apr 23 PTI Taking exception to television coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Delhi riots the government on Saturday issued a strong advisory to news channels asking them to abide by the programme code laid down by the relevant lawsThe government cited specific instances of hyberbolic statements by news anchors and scandalous headlinestaglines while reporting on the Ukraine-Russia conflict and disrupting the investigation process into the incidents in north-west Delhi by airing unverified CCTV footagesIt also said that certain debates on television channels on the incidents in north-west Delhi had unparliamentary provocative and socially unacceptable languageLast week clashes broke out between two communities in northwest Delhis Jahangirpuri during an Hanuman Jayanti processionHaving regard to the above the government expresses serious concern about the manner in which the television channels have gone about their operations in the manner of transmitting content read the advisory issued by the Information and Broadcasting MinistryIt strongly advised the television channels to immediately refrain from publishing and transmitting any content which is violative of the aforementioned provisions of the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act 1995 and the rules thereunder PTI SKU ANB ANB
New Delhi Apr 23 PTI Taking exception to television coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Delhi riots the government on Saturday issued a strong advisory to news channels asking them to abide by the programme code laid down by the relevant lawsThe government cited specific instances of hyberbolic statements by news anchors and scandalous headlinestaglines while reporting on the Ukraine-Russia conflict and disrupting the investigation process into the incidents in north-west Delhi by airing unverified CCTV footagesIt also said that certain debates on television channels on the incidents in north-west Delhi had unparliamentary provocative and socially unacceptable languageLast week clashes broke out between two communities in northwest Delhis Jahangirpuri during an Hanuman Jayanti processionHaving regard to the above the government expresses serious concern about the manner in which the television channels have gone about their operations in the manner of transmitting content read the advisory issued by the Information and Broadcasting MinistryIt strongly advised the television channels to immediately refrain from publishing and transmitting any content which is violative of the aforementioned provisions of the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act 1995 and the rules thereunder PTI SKU ANB ANB