National   

DD cannot air films of election candidates: CEO

Kolkata: With the model code of conduct in force in poll-bound West Bengal, Doordarshan cannot air films or serials in which candidates for elections have acted, Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal Debasish Sen said here on Sunday.

His reference was to two Bengali actors, Tapas Pal and Biplab Chatterjee, who are fighting each other in the Assembly polls in Kolkata.

Sen said as per an Act of 1989, the Government-run television channel could not air any such film or serial wherein a candidate for the election has acted.

Pal, who played hero to Madhuri Dixit in her debut Hindi film Abodh, is the Trinamool Congress' candidate from Alipore constituency, and challenging him is CPI(M)'s Biplab Chatterjee who played the role of villain to perfection in many cinemas, including Satyajit Ray's thriller Joy Baba Felunath.

Sen, however, clarified there is no such bar on private television channels. — PTI

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

LeT operative taken to A.P.
"Iranian naval personnel in Kochi only for routine visit"
I'd like the party's image to change: Advani
Uranium need not be enriched beyond what is necessary, says IAEA
Non-violent struggles are being ignored, says Arundhati Roy
Reliance brand mango all set to hit markets
Recombinant Pharma: move to implement report welcomed
Banking Secretary elevated as Special Secretary
Industry expects further hardening of interest rates
Reliance Communications launches new product
New foreign trade policy to focus on jobs
Maharashtra action plan okayed
Economic ties with Singapore reviewed
Former Kumudam publisher dead
Absolute gravity station set up at Port Blair
PDP to fight all three seats in Kashmir by-poll
India receives Russian low enriched uranium for Tarapur
A "web of lasers" on the border
Rajnath to embark on yatra on April 6
Patil rules out talks with naxalites
DD cannot air films of election candidates: CEO
Make exception for India in NPT, says Russia
Mulayam rules out introducing VAT

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu