Govt seeks norms from EC on political ads

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The Centre said it has sought clear guidelines from the Election Commission
on whether advertisements by political parties can be allowed on television
channels and FM radio as it released a pocket book detailing its
achievements. "There are 100 channels in India; 22 of these are 24-hour news
and current affairs channels.....who will monitor political ads and whether
these violate the Model Code of Conduct? We have sought guidelines from the
EC on whether such advertising should be allowed.....I have asked the
Information and Broadcasting Secretary Pawan Chopra to meet EC officials on
the issue," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told
reporters.

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