Do not give platform to persons charged with serious crimes including terrorism: Ministry of I&B advises television channels

New Delhi, Sep 22, 2023, PIB

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today issued an advisory
to television channels to refrain from providing any platform to persons
against whom there are charges of serious crimes including terrorism or
belonging to organisations proscribed by law.
The advisory has been issued in light of a recent discussion on a television
channel of a person in a foreign country against whom there are serious
cases of crime including terrorism, belonging to an organization which has
been proscribed by law in India. During the discussion the person had made
several comments which are detrimental to the sovereignty/integrity of the
country, security of India, friendly relations of India with a foreign state and
also have the potential of disturbing public order in the country.
The Ministry has categorically stated that the Government upholds media
freedom and respects its rights under theConstitution, but at the same time
the content telecast by TV channels must adhere to the provisions of the
Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 including sub section (2)
of Section 20.