Advisory issued to TV channels on Russia-Ukraine conflict

The government issued tough advisory to TV channels on coverage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Delhi riots, demanding them to obey the programme code prescribed by the relevant laws. The government mentioned particular examples of overstated statements made by news anchors, and controversial taglines, headlines being used at the time of reporting on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, disobeying the prescribed laws and regulations as well as disturbing and interfering with the investigation process of the incidents in north-west Delhi by airing unsubstantiated CCTV footages. It was also mentioned that some shows portraying debates on the north west Delhi incidents on TV channels used improper and socially unacceptable language.
Such incidents include conflict between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpur. The advisory provided by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry read that the government expresses significant concern over the ways in which TV channels have covered news on these sensitive events. It mentioned “TV channels should immediately back out from showcasing content which violates the regulations prescribed by the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995”.