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NEW DELHI:The media came under attack on
issues of paid news and regulation at different
forums in the capital over the weekend.
Chief election commissioner (CEC) VS Sampath
suggested that paid news should be made an electoral offence that attracts disqualification so that it acts as a deterrent, regretting that
inadequacies in legal framework were not
allowing the poll panel to effectively check this
and other malpractices.
He also said that there is a ‘crying need’ for a
‘well defined legislation’ governing expenditure
of political parties during elections as its
absence was allowing them and their
candidates to circumvent the rules.
Speaking at a session organised by the Law
Commission, Sampath reckoned, “When the
Election Commission looked into whether it
had the powers to deal with paid news it found
the answer was negative.”
Media comes under attack from CEC and Law Minister on regulation and paid news | Indian Television Dot Com
issues of paid news and regulation at different
forums in the capital over the weekend.
Chief election commissioner (CEC) VS Sampath
suggested that paid news should be made an electoral offence that attracts disqualification so that it acts as a deterrent, regretting that
inadequacies in legal framework were not
allowing the poll panel to effectively check this
and other malpractices.
He also said that there is a ‘crying need’ for a
‘well defined legislation’ governing expenditure
of political parties during elections as its
absence was allowing them and their
candidates to circumvent the rules.
Speaking at a session organised by the Law
Commission, Sampath reckoned, “When the
Election Commission looked into whether it
had the powers to deal with paid news it found
the answer was negative.”
Media comes under attack from CEC and Law Minister on regulation and paid news | Indian Television Dot Com