I&B issues notice to PTC for violation of poll telecast norms

NEW DELHI: The Informationa and Broadcasting Ministry has issued notice to Punjabi news channel PTC for violating rules by telecasting campaigning of candidates for the Delhi Gurdwara polls even after it officially ended.

The I&B Ministry has asked PTC to reply in three days.

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls were held yesterday and the campaigning ended on 25 January. The channel telecast campaigning by candidates on 26 January.

According to the Ministry, "The channel violated the model code by telecasting the campaigning the whole day. This was in violation of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and Rules."

The DSGMC polls were held to elect a 46-member house that would manage the Sikh shrines as well as a number of educational and health institutions in the national capital.