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BJP Meghalaya accuses FM Radio channel for ‘spreading propaganda’

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday filed a complaint against a private FM channel with the Election Commission for…

BJP Meghalaya accuses FM Radio channel for ‘spreading propaganda’

Voters wait in a queue to cast their votes during Meghalaya Assembly elections in Shillong on Tuesday. (Photo: IANS/PIB)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday filed a complaint against a private FM channel with the Election Commission for allegedly spreading propaganda against the party.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Officer at Shillong, BJP member Ankur Kumar complained against the radio channel for broadcasting “illegal propaganda” against the party.

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The party claimed that the channel aired the content with “the aim and intent of communalising the on-going election process” in Meghalaya.

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“Messages like ‘Don’t vote for anti-Christian Party’, is being promoted through the Radio. One such message was also broadcast today at 12.48 pm,” the BJP said in the letter.

Demanding a stop on divisive advertisements that try to communalise the elections, the BJP urged the Election Commission to take action against the Radio channel as well as the advertiser.

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