NaMo TV Blocked: EC Says Order Halting 'PM Narendra Modi' Biopic During Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Applies to Channel Too
The Election Commission of India had earlier written to the information and broadcasting ministry, seeking a report on the sudden launch of NaMo TV, just days ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi, April 10: The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday not only temporarily banned the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but also ordered to close down Namo TV- a channel that had come up just before the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. 'PM Narendra Modi' Movie Release Banned By Election Commission, ECI Says No Political Biopics Will Release During Lok Sabha Polls 2019.
EC said that the ban on screening of the biopic 'PM Narendra Modi' also applies to NaMo TV, which also cannot be aired during the poll period, a senior official of the poll panel said on Wednesday. PM Narendra Modi Biopic: Supreme Court Rejects Plea Calling for Ban on Vivek Oberoi Film, Asks Election Commission to Decide.
The official referred to a paragraph in the order which said, "that any poster or publicity material concerning any such certified content, which either depicts a candidate (including prospective) for the furtherance (or purported to further) of electoral prospects, directly or indirectly, shall not be put on display in electronic media in the area where MCC is in force.”
The Election Commission of India had earlier written to the information and broadcasting ministry, seeking a report on the sudden launch of NaMo TV, just days ahead of the 17th Lok Sabha elections. The Opposition parties cried foul when the channel was launched barely days ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
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