EC Seeks Response from I&B Ministry Over NaMo TV After Complaints

The poll body has also written to Doordarshan over broadcast of PM Modi’s ‘Mein Bhi Chowkidaar’ event on 31 March.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a response from the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry over the 24-hour channel ‘NaMo TV’, based on the complaints filed by the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party.

The letter, written by the EC to the I&B secretary, has been received by the ministry and is being examined, sources cited by The Economic Times said.

The poll body has also written to autonomous public service broadcaster Doordarshan over the hour-long broadcast of PM Modi’s ‘Main Bhi Chowkidaar’ event on 31 March, after a complaint by the Congress to the EC, the daily further reported on Wednesday, 3 April.