The coverage of Delhi riots by both the channels as per the Ministry, was in contravention of Rule 6(1c) of the programme code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, that provides that no programme should be carried in the cable service which contains attack on religions or communities or visuals or words contemptuous of religious groups or which promote communal attitudes.
The two channels have, the Ministry order says, also violated Rule 6 (1e) that provides that no programme should be carried in the cable service which is likely to encourage or incite violence or contains anything against maintenance of law and order or which promote anti-national attitudes.
Reprimanding both the channels in two separate orders, the Ministry has said that "utmost care and should have reported it in a balanced way. Such reporting could enhance the communal disharmony across the country when the situation is highly volatile."
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The channels include MediaOne TV and Asianet News. Their transmissions will now be restored on 8 March. The ministry had earlier issued an advisory asking television channels not to telecast content that may incite violence during the Delhi riots.
According to the order, the channels violated Rule 6 (1)(c) of the Cable TV Network Rules, 1994, which states that no programme should be carried in cable services that contains attacks on religions or communities or visuals or words contemptuous of religious groups or which promote communal attitudes.
The order says that the channels also violated Rule 6(1)(e), which states that no programme should be carried on cable service that is likely to encourage or incite violence or contains anything against maintenance of law and order or which promote anti-national attitudes.
In 2016, the ministry had ordered a 24-hour ban on the Hindi news channel NDTV India for its coverage of the attack on the Pathankot base of the Indian Air Force. It was later put on hold by the government. The move was widely condemned by media watchers who said the channel was unfairly singled out.
Reports do not promote communal attitudes: Asianet NewsThe ministry had issued a show cause notice to the channel on 28 February asking why action should not be taken against it under provisions of the uplinking/downlinking guidelines and Section 20 of the Cable TV Act.
The channel had, in its reply on 3 March, maintained that its reports were neither contemptuous of any religious group nor promoted communal attitudes. It has also said that it did not carry any programme to intentionally incite violence or promote anti-national attitudes.
The ministry show cause notice also stated that the visuals had questioned the RSS and the Delhi Police. The channel had responded on 3 March, stating that its reports were similar to others and it did not violate the relevant rules.
The ministry, however, on further examination ruled that the channel had violated the relevant sections of the Cable TV Act and ordered the transmission of the channel be suspended for 48 hours on all platforms.
Take Responsibility for what channel say & show. Go by best possible ethics than copying some hot news even without your reporter going to site. Public should be now aware of the credibility of what is presented in Tv.
Public are being cheated by misleading
Sir
Kerala Christians, Dalits, Muslims in recent years made huge progress through hard work and education.
That makes Hindu upper caste jealous of them. And there is anger within their community.
To please such class, Bjp takes such steps to polarise politics. .