New Delhi:Ia ka tarik ban pynlong ia ka elekshon sha ki iing dorbar thaw ain jong ka Megha laya, Nagaland & Tri pura, 2023 la pynbna ha ka 18.01. 2023. Ka jingthep vote ha kine ki jylla kan long kumne: Megha laya bad Naga land ha ka 27.02.2023; Tripura ha ka 16.02. 2023.
Ha kaba iadei bad kane, ia ki tyllong pynmih khubor la bthah ban peit ia ka Section 126 jong ka Representation of the People Act, 1951 kaba mana ban pyni ia kano kano ka kam kaba iadei bad ka elekshon lyngba ki TV ne kino kino ki mar ba iasyriem, 48 kynta shuwa ka por ba la buh ban pyndep ia ka jingthep vote ha ka konsti tuensi. Ia ki bynta kiba iadei bad kane ha ka Section 126 la ai hangne harum:
(126. Ka jing khang ban pynlong jingialang paidbah ha ka por sawphew phra kynta hashwa ka jing thep vote –
1. Ym dei ban pyni sha ki briew ia kano kano kaba iadei bad ka elekshon lyng ba ka cinematograph, television lane ki tiar kiba iasyriem.
2. Mano mano ba iaid lait ia ki bynta ha ka sub-section (1) kin shah pynshitom lyngba ka jingshah set patok na ka bynta ka por ba lah ban bteng haduh ar snem, lane ka jingdain kuna, lane baroh ar.
3. Ha kane ka Section, ka jingong “kam ba iadei bad ka elekshon” ka mut kano kano ka kam kaba thmu ne mut ban ktah ia ka resol jong ka elekshon
4. Ha ki por elekshon, teng teng ki don ki jingkynnoh shaphang ka jingpyn khein ia ki jingbthah hapoh ka Section 126 jong ka Representa tion of the People Act, 1951 da ki TV channel ha ka jingpyni ia ki jingiatai nia bad kiwei kiwei ki khubor bad ki pro kram. Ka Com mission ka la dep pynshai ba kane ka Section 126 ka khang ban pyni ia kano kano kaba iadei bad ka elekshon lyngba ki television ne ki mar ba iasyriem ha ki 48 kynta ba kut ha ka por ba la buh ban pyndep ia ka jingthep vote ha ka konsti tuensi. “Ki kam kiba iadei bad ka elekshon” la batai ha kane ka Section ba ka dei kano kano ka kam kaba thmu ne mut ban ktah ia ka resol jong ka elekshon. Ka jingpyn khein ia ki jingbthah ha ka Section 126 ka dei kaba lah ban pyn shitom da ka jingshah set patok na ka bynta ka por ba lah ban bteng haduh ar snem, lane ka jingdain kuna, lane baroh ar.
5. Ka Commi ssion ka ban biang sa shisien ba ki channel TV/Radio bad ki cable network/internet website/rynsan social media ki dei ban pynthikna ba ki prokram ba pyni/pynmih da ki ha ki 48 kynta kumba batai hapoh ka Section 126 kim don kano kano ka bynta, kaba kynthup ki jingsngew / jingkyntu da ki panellist/nongiashim bynta kiba lah ban long kum ka jingkyntiew / jingpynrem ia kano kano ka party lane kyrtong lane ktah / pynkylla ia ka resol jong ka elekshon. Kane, ha ryngkat kiwei kiwei, kan kynthup ia ka jingpyni ia kano kano ka jingsngew jong ki briew bad ki jingiatai nia, ki jingpeit bniah ia ki dur lane ki jingpynsawa.
6. Ha kaba iadei bad kane, ka bthah ruh ban peit ia ka Section 126A jong ka R.P. Act 1951, kaba khang ia ka jingpynlong ia ka Exit poll bad ka jingpyni ia ka resol jong kane ha ka por ba la batai kaba long ka por kaba la buh ban sdang ka jingthep vote ha ka phase ba nyngkong bad shiteng kynta hadien ba la pyndep ia ka jingthep vote ha ka phase kaba khatduh ha ki Jylla.
7. Ha ka por bym hap hapoh ka Section 126, ki TV/Radio/Cable/FM channel/internet website/rynsan Social Media ki lah ban pan jingbit na ki bor pyniaid jylla/distrik ban pyni ia kano kano ka broadcast/prokram (lait na ki exit poll) ki ba dei ban iahap bad ki bynta ka model code of conduct, ka programme code kumba la batai da ka tnat Information and Broadcasting hapoh ka Cable Network (Regulation) Act kaba iadei bad ka jingdon akor, ka jingpynthikna ia ka jingsuk hapdeng ki jaitbynriew, bad kiwei kiwei. Baroh ki internet website bad ki rynsan Social Media ki dei ban bud ia ki jingbthah hapoh ka The Information Technology Act, 2000, Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 bad ki kyndon ka ECI No-491/SM/2013/Communi cation, ha ka 25 tarik u Risaw, 2013, na ka bynta baroh ki bynta kiba iadei bad ki kam sain pyrthei ha ki rynsan jong ki. Ha kaba iadei bad ki jingpynbna shaphang ki kam sain pyrthei, kane ka donkam jingbit lypa na ki komiti ba la buh ha ki Jylla/Distrik katkum ka hukum No. 509/75/2004/JS-I, jong ka Commission kaba la ai ha ka 15 tarik u Iaiong, 2004.
8. La bthah ruh ia baroh ki print media ba kin peit ia ki kyndon ba la pynmih da ka Press Council of India ha ka 30.07.2010 bad ki ‘Norms of Journalistic Conduct- 2020’ ba kin bud ia kine ha ki por elekshon.
9. La bthah ia baroh ki electronic media ba kin peit ia ka “Guidelines for Election Broadcasts” ba la pyllait da ka NBSA ha ka 3 tarik u Lber, 2014.
10. Ka Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) ka la pynmih ia ka “Voluntary Code of Ethics” ia baroh ki rynsan social media ba iashim bynta ban pynthikna ia ka jingiaid beit iaid ryntih bad ka jingdon akor ha ka jingpyndonkam ia ki rynsan jong ki ban bat ia ka jinglong kyntang ka kam elekshon sha ka Lok Sabha 2019. Kumba la kubur da ka IAMAI, lyngba ka shithi ha ka 23.09.2019, yn bud ia ka “Voluntary Code of Ethics” ha baroh ki elekshon. Kumta, ka Code ka iadei ruh bad ki elekshon sha ki iing dorbar thaw ain jong ka Meghalaya, Nagaland & Tripura, 2023. La bthah ia baroh ki rynsan Social Media ba kin peit ia ka “Voluntary Code of Ethics” kaba mih ha ka 20 tarik u Lber, 2019 ha kaba iadei bad kane.
11. la bthah ruh ban peit ia ka IT (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 ban bud ia ki kyndon kiba iadei bad kane ka kam.
12. Shuh shuh, la pyntip ba kano kano ka seng sain pyrthei lane kyrtong lane kynhun ne briew kin ym ai kano kano ka jingpynbna ha ki print media ha ka sngi thep vote bad shi sngi shuwa ka sngi thep vote, lait noh lada kine ki jingpynbna shaphang ki kam sain pyrthei ki la ioh jingbit lypa na ka MCMC Committee ha ka Jylla/Distrik. Hap buh application ha ka MCMC kumno kumno 02 (ar) sngi shuwa ka sngi ba thmu ban pynmih ia kum kine ki jingpynbna.
Baroh ki tyllong pynmih khubor kin bud ia kine ki kyndon. Ki kyndon ba la ai da ka Press Council of India ha ka 30.07.2010 ba dei ban bud ha ka por elekshon:
i. Kan dei ka kamram jong ki lad pathai khubor ba kin ai ia ki khubor kiba ryntih shaphang ka elekshon bad ki kyrtong. Ki kotkhubor kim dei ban don bynta ha ka elekshon campaign kaba ktah ia kiwei, ka jingpynksan ha ki khubor ia uno uno u kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei lane kano kano ka jingjia ha ka por elekshon. Kumba ju iohi, ar ne lai ngut ki kyrtong kiba iakhun ki khring bha ia ki media ha ka por elekshon. Haba thoh khubor shaphang ka campaign, ka kotkhubor kam dei ban leh klet ia kano kano ka bynta kaba kongsan ba kren da ki kyrtong lane ka jingkynthah ia ki kyrtong ba ialeh pyrshah.
ii. Ka jingialap elekshon ha ka nongrim jong ka jingiapher jait bynriew ka dei kaba la khang hapoh ki kyndon kiba iadei bad ka elekshon. Kumta, ki lad pathai khubor ki dei ban kiar ia ki khubor kiba wanrah ia ka jingiashun hapdeng ki jait bynriew, ki niam bad ki kyntien tynrai.
iii. Ki lad pathai khubor ki dei ban kiar na ka jingpynmih ia ki khubor bakla ne ki jingkynthoh ia ka jinglong ne rukom trei jong uno uno u kyrtong lane ha kaba iadei bad ka jinglong kyrtong ne ka jingweng noh ia ka jinglong kyrtong ki ba ktah ia ka resol jong uta u kyrtong ha ka elekshon. Ki lad pathai khubor kin ym pynmih ia ki jingkynnoh bym pat pynshisha shaphang uno uno u kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei.
iv. Ki lad pathai khubor kin ym pdiang ia kano kano ka jingai ban iada ia uno uno u kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei. Kin ym pdiang ia ka jaka sah ne kano kano ka jingai ba tyrwa ia ki da u lane na uno uno u kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei.
v. Ki lad pathai khubor kin ym ialap elekshon na ka bynta uno uno u kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei. Lada ki leh ia kane, ki hap ban pdiang ia ka jubab kaba wan na kiwei kiwei ki kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei.
vi. Ki lad pathai khubor kin ym pdiang ne pynmih ia kano kano ka jingpynbna kaba siew da ka pisa paibah kiba pynbna shaphang ki jingjop jong ka seng sain pyrthei ne sorkar kaba don ha ka bor.
vii. Ki lad pathai khubor kin bud ia baroh ki jingbthah / hukum jong ka Election Commission/ki Returning Officer lane Chief Electoral Officer kiba mih na ka por sha ka por.
Norms of Journalistic Conduct- 2020:
i. Ki kotkhubor kin pyni shai ia ka “Marketing Initiative” ha ka Supplement/special edition ka ban pyniapher ia kine na ki khubor kiba man ka por.
ii. Ki kotkhubor kim dei ban batai da kumwei ne batai bakla ia ki jingkren ba ai da ki nongialam. Ki jingkren ba pyndonkam ha ki editorial ki dei ban pyni ia ka jingshisha shaphang kaei kaba la ong lane kaba mut ban ong da ki.
iii. Ki khubor kiba pyni ia ki kyrteng jong ki nongthep vote katkum ki jait bynriew bad ki nongkyrshan jong kano kano ka seng sain pyrthei ki dei ki ban khein kum ki khubor ba ioh jingsiew.
iv. Ki khubor kam sain pyrthei kiba mih ha kiwei kiwei ki kotkhubor kiba iasyriem ki pyni ba kine ki dei ki khubor ba ioh jingsiew.
v. Ar tylli ki kotkhubor kiba pynmih thik kumjuh ki khubor ha ka por elekshon kam dei kaba shu jia ryngkat bad ka paw shai ba ia kine ki khubor la pynmih da ka jingthmu.
vi. Ka rukom pynmih ia ki khubor kiba ai jingmyntoi ia kano kano ka seng sain pyrthei ka dei ka jingpan ia ka vote na ka bynta ka seng sain pyrthei bad ka dei ka dak jong ka khubor ba ioh jingsiew.
vii. Ka jingbatai shaphang ka jingjop elekshon jong uno uno u kyrtong u bym pat file nomination ka dei ka dak jong ka khubor ba ioh jingsiew.
viii. Ki khubor shaphang ki jingialap elekshon bad ka jingong ba ka don ka jingshongshit ba don ki riew pawkhmat kan dei kaba lah ban ong ba ka dei ka khubor kaba ioh jingsiew.
ix. Haba lum khubor elekshon, la ai jingmut ia ki kotkhubor ban pynthikna ia ka jingryntih ha ka jingpynmih khubor / interview jong ki kyrtong.
x. Ha ka por elekshon, katkum ki kyndon ba buh da ka Election Commission of India, ki kotkhubor ki lah ban antad ia ka jingjop jong ki kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei ha ki khubor bad ia kine yn ym khein kum ki khubor ba ioh jingsiew lada lah ban pynshisha ba kane kam dei kaba wan na kiwei kiwei ki tyllong.
xi. Ki kotkhubor kin ym pynmih ia kano kano ka survey kaba batai lypa ia ka jingjop jong uno uno u kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei khlem da pynshisha shuwa ia kane.
Guidelines for Election Broadcasts” ba la ai da ka NBSA ha ka 3 tarik u Lber, 2014:
i. Ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ban pyrshang ban ai jingtip ia ki paidbah ha ka rukom kaba ryntih, shaphang ki kam elekshon kiba iadei, ki seng sain pyrthei, ki kyrtong, ki jingialap elekshon bad ka kam thep vote katkum ki kyndon ba la buh hapoh ka The Representation of the People Act 1951 bad da ka Election Commission of India.
ii. Ki channel khubor kin pyni ia kano kano ka jingiadei ha ki kam sain pyrthei bad kano kano ka kynhun sain pyrthei ne kyrtong. Kat haduh ki pyni ia kum kane ka jingiadei bad uno uno u kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei, ki don ka jingbahkhlieh ban pynmih ryntih ia ki khubor, khamtam ki khubor elekshon.
iii. Ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ban kiar na ki jingiohsngew pateng, ki jingantad khlem nongrim bad ki jingbatai bakla, khamtam lada kine ki iadei bad ki seng sain pyrthei ne kyrtong. Uno uno u kyrtong ne seng sain pyrthei ba la shah ktah ha ka jingbatai bakla da ka jingpynmih ia ka jingtip kaba bakla u dei ban ioh lad ban ai jingpynshai ne ai jubab.
iv. Ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ban kiar na kino kino ki jingtyrwa kiba lah ban ktah ia ka rukom pynmih khubor elekshon.
v. Ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ban pyniapher shai hapdeng ki editorial bad ki jingsngew jong ki riewshemphang kiba mih ha ki lad pathai khubor jong ki.
vi. Ki nongpynmih khubor kiba pyndonkam ia ki video kiba wan na ki seng sain pyrthei ki dei ban pyni shai ba kine ki wan na kine ki tyllong.
vii. Dei ban peit kham bniah ban pynthikna ba baroh ki bynta jong ki khubor / prokram ba iadei bad ki kam elekshon ki dei ki bym bakla ha kaba iadei bad ki jingjia, ki tarik, ki jaka bad ki jingai jingkren. Lada kum bakla, ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ban pynbeit ia kane mar syn sngewthuh ia ka jingbakla bad dei ban pyni shai ia kine ki jingpynbeit kumba la pynmih ia ki khubor ba nyngkong.
viii. Ki nongpynmih khubor, ki nongthoh khubor jong ki kim dei ban pdiang ia kano kano ka jingai kaba lah ban ktah ia ka jingshaniah ia ka lad pathai khubor ne ki nongtrei jong ka.
ix. Ki nongpynmih khubor kim dei ban pynmih ia ki ‘hate speech’ ne ki jingkren tohmet kiba lah ban wanrah ia ka jingkulmar namar ka jingialap elekshon ha ka nongrim jong ka jingiapher jaitbynriew ka dei kaba la khang hapoh ki kyndon elekshon. Ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ban kiar ia ki khubor kiba pynshit ia ka jingiashun hapdeng ki briew ha ka nongrim jong ka niam, ka jai bynriew, ka jaka sah ne ka ktien tynrai.
x. Ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ban pynpaw shai ia ka jingiapher hapdeng ki khubor bad ki khubor ba ioh jingsiew. Baroh ki khubor ba ioh jingsiew ki dei ban don ka dak “Paid Advertisement” lane “Paid Content”: bad ia ki khubor ba ioh jingsiew dei ban pynmih da kaba bat ia ki “Norms & Guidelines on Paid News” kiba pyllait da ka NBA ha ka 24.11.2011.
xi. Dei ban peit bha haba pynmih ia ki opinion poll khnang ba kine kin long ki bym bakla bad kiba ryntih da kaba pyni mano ba phah, pyniaid bad siew ia ka jingpynlong ia kine ki opinion poll bad ka jingpynih ia ki. Lada ki nongpynmih khubor ki pynmih ia ki resol jong ki opinion poll ne ki jingantad ia ki elekshon, ki dei ban batai ia ka nongrim, ka jingiar bad ki jingeh jong kine ki poll. Ka jingpynmih ia ki opinion poll ki dei ban wan lang bad ki jingai jingtip ki ban iarap ia ki nongpule ba kin sngewthuh ia ka poll kum ka rukom treikam ban pynlong ia ka poll, katno ngut ki briew la iakren, katno lah ban bakla, ki tarik ba treikam bad ki jingtip ba la pyndonkam. Ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ruh ban pyni kumno la pynkylla ia ka vote share sha ka seat share.
xii. Ki nongpynmih khubor kim dei ban pynmih ia kano kano ka ‘kam elekshon’ kaba lah ban ktah ia ka resol jong ka elekshon, ha ki 48 kynta kiba kut ha ka por ba la buh ban pyndep ia ka jingthep vote kaba pynkhein ia ka Section126(1)(b) jong ka Representation of the People Act, 1951.
xiii. ka Election Commission of India (ECI) kan peit ia ka jingpynmih khubor naduh ka por ba la pynbna ia ki tarik elekshon haduh ynda pynkut elekshon bad pynbna ia ki resol. Kano kano ka jingiaid lait da ki nongpynmih khubor ba la ai jingtip sha ka News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) da ka Election Commission ka dei ka ban pynbeit da ka NBSA katkum ki kyndon jong ka.
xiv. Ki nongpynmih khubor ki dei ban leh katba lah ban ai jingtip ia ki nongthep vote shaphang ka rukom them vote, ka jingdonkam ban thep vote bad kumno ban leh ia kane, bad haei ban leit thep vote, ban kin pynrung kyrteng ialade ban leit thep vote bad ka jinglong shimet ka jingthep vote jong ki.
xv. Ki nongpynmih khubor kim dei ban pynmih ia kano kano ka resol shuwa ban ai jingpynbna ka Election Commission of India, lait noh lada pynmih da ka jingpynshai ba kine ki resol kim dei kiba wan na ki bor ba dei peit bad ba kim dei ki resol kiba khatduh.
Voluntary Code of Ethics ha ka 20 tarik u Lber, 2019:
i. Ki nongiashim bynta kin pyrshang katba lah, bad da kaba kynmaw ia ka hok ban don la ki jingsngew, ban plie lad ban ioh ia ki jingtip kiba iadei bad ki kam elekshon ha ki jingai jingshakri bad ki kam jong ki.
ii. Ki nongiashim bynta kin pyrshang dalade ban ai jingtip shaphang ki kyndon kiba iadei bad ki elekshon. Ki nongisahim bynta kin ialeh ruh ban ai jinghikai ia u nodal officer ha ka ECI shaphang ki jingai jingshakri / kam jong ki, kaba kynthup ruh ka lad ban ai jingkyntu katkum ki kyndon ba la buh da ka ain.
iii. Ki nongiashim bynta bad ka Election Commission of India (ECI) ki la wanrah ia ka rukom ai jingtip ha kaba ka ECI ka lah ban ai jingtip ia ki rynsan bapher bapher shaphang ki jingpynkhein ia ki kyndon hapoh ka Section 126 jong ka Representation of the People Act, 1951 bad kiwei kiwei ki kyndon elekshon. Kine ki hukum ka ain ki dei ki ban pdiang bad pyndep hapoh 3 kynta na ka bynta ki jingpynkhein ia ki kyndon hapoh ka Section 126 katkum ki jingai jingmut ka Sinha Committee. Baroh kiwei kiwei ki jingkyntu hapoh ka ain ki dei ki ban pyndep mardor da ki nongiashim bynta katkum ka jinglong jong ka jingpynkhein ia ki kyndon.
iv. Ki nongiashim bynta ki dang pynbiang ia ka rukom ai jingtip mardor na ka bynta ka ECI bad ki briew / kynhun ba treikam ha ka por elekshon ba kin ioh ban iakren bad ai jingtip ba lah ban ai jingiarap ha ka jingpyndep stet haba ioh ia ki jingkyntu kiba iadei bad ka ain, da kaba bud ia ki kyndon, na ka ECI.
v. Ki nongiashim bynta kin pynbiang ia ka lad na ka bynta ki jingai jingtip ha ki kam sain pyrthei, katkum ki kamram jong ki katkum ka ain, ba kin ai ia ki jingioh jingbit lypa ba ka ECI bad/ne Media Certification & Monitoring Committee (MCMC) jong ka ECI ha kaba iadei bad ki jingpynbna kiba iadei bad ka elekshon kiba don ia ki kyrteng jong ki seng sain pyrthei, kyrtong ha ka elekshon ba dang iaid. Shuh shuh, ki nongisahim bynta kin pyndep stet ia ki kam ba iadei bad ki jingpynbna kam sain pyrthei kiba wanrah sha ki nongiashim bynta da ka ECI ki bym don ia kane ka jingai jingbit.
vi. Ki nongiashim bynta kin trei na ka bynta ka jingplie lad na ka bynta ka jingshai ha ki jingpynbna kam sain pyrthei ba ai jingsiew, kaba kynthup ruh ia ka jingpyndonkam ia ki label / disclosure teknoloji ba la don lypa na ka bynta kum kine ki jingpynbna.
vii. Ki nongiashim bynta, hadien ba ioh jingkyntu na ka ECI lyngba ka Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), kin ai jingtip shaphang ki sienjam ba ki la shim ban kiar na ka jingpyndonkam bakla ia ki rynsan jong ki.
viii. Ka IAMAI kan iatrei lang bad ki nongiashim bynta halor ki sienjam ba shim hapoh kane ka Code bad ka IAMAI ha ryngkat ki nongiashim bynta kin iakren man ka por bad ka ECI ha ka por elekshon.
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