The Election Commission of India Tuesday issued a directive requiring all political parties and candidates in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections to obtain pre-certification from the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) for their political advertisements on electronic and social media.
The directive, issued on October 9, aims to ensure transparency and accountability in political campaigning, the poll body said in an official statement on Tuesday.
ECI has asked all political parties to get "clearance" from media certification and monitoring committee (MCMC) before publishing any advertisement in print media on date of polling and a day prior.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Malaysian Communications and…
