Amidst the India-Canada tension, the Indian government has expressed concern over some TV channels showing conversations and interviews of terrorists sitting abroad. The government has issued an advisory for TV channels.
भारत-कनाडा तनाव के बीच TV चैनलों पर आतंकियों के इंटरव्यू पर मोदी सरकार ने जताई चिंता, एडवाइजरी की जारी
The central government has issued an advisory to private news channels to interview people involved in terrorist activities. After the interview of India’s wanted Gurpatwant Singh Pannu on a TV channel, the government issued an order saying that TV news channels should not provide platforms to people who are involved in terrorist activities or anti-national activities. The advisory comes amid deteriorating relations between India and Canada over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s public allegations that India had a role in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Amidst these allegations, many strict steps have been taken by both India and Canada. Meanwhile, India’s wanted terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu appeared on a television channel. However, the government has not mentioned terrorist Pannun or Canada anywhere in the advisory.
What does the advisory of the Government of India say?
In the advisory, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has instructed private news channels without naming any terrorist group or individual. Read what the ministry said…
‘It has come to the notice of the Ministry that a person abroad, against whom serious crimes including terrorism are registered, was invited for a discussion on a television channel belonging to an organization banned by law in India. The said person made several comments which were prejudicial to the sovereignty/integrity of the country, security of India, friendly relations of India with a foreign state and were also likely to disturb public order in the country. Although the Government upholds the independence of the media and respects its rights under the Constitution, the content broadcast by TV channels must comply with the provisions of the CTN Act, 1995, including sub-section (2) of section 20.
In light of the above, television channels are advised to avoid giving any platform to reports/references and views/agendas about persons from such backgrounds, including those against whom there are allegations of serious crime/terrorism And those who belong to such organizations. is prohibited by law, having regard to the reasonable restrictions prescribed under Article 19(2) of the Constitution and mentioned under sub-section (2) of Section 20 of the CTN Act. This order is in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the State, friendly relations of India with any foreign State or public order or morality.’
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