“No platform to persons charged with crimes, terrorism”
Ministry of I&B’s strict advisory to the television channels
Agency
NEW DELHI, September 22 2023: Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Friday issued an advisory to television channels to refrain from providing platform to persons facing charges of serious crimes including terrorism or belonging to organisations proscribed by law.
The advisory has been issued in light of a recent discussion on a television channel of a person in a foreign country against whom there are serious cases of crime including terrorism, belonging to an organization which has been proscribed by law in India. During the discussion the person had made several comments which are detrimental to the sovereignty/integrity of the country, security of India, friendly relations of India with a foreign state and also have the potential of disturbing public order in the country.
The Ministry has categorically stated that the Government upholds media freedom and respects its rights under the Constitution, but at the same time the content telecast by TV channels must adhere to the provisions of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 including sub section (2) of Section 20.
The detailed advisory is available at the link below -
https://new.broadcastseva.gov.in/digigov-portal-web-app/Upload?flag=iframeAttachView&attachId=140712323&whatsnew=true
https://indigenousherald.com/