The Commission held a press conference on Thursday and urged everyone to be responsible in the flow of information to make the upcoming House of Representatives elections to be held on Falgun 21 a free, fair, independent and fearless.
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The National Information Commission has urged everyone to disseminate truthful and accurate news in the House of Representatives elections.
The Commission held a press conference on Thursday and urged everyone to be responsible in the flow of information to make the upcoming House of Representatives elections to be held on Falgun 21 free, fair, free and fearless. At the press conference, Commissioner and Spokesperson of the Commission, Gagan Bista, said that misleading, incorrect and planned information spread during the election will seriously affect the democratic process and said that the flow of information should be based on facts and reality.
Spokesperson Bista mentioned that the election-related information made public by stakeholders should be made public in a timely manner and in a way that everyone can understand. He warned the government to keep the relevant bodies active in monitoring and regulating incorrect and misleading information. The Commission has stated that the Election Commission should make voter education more effective, disseminate information through multilingual media and publish election-related acts, laws, guidelines and code of conduct in a timely manner.
Commissioner Bista directed political parties and candidates to disseminate only fact-based information about their candidates and not to use abusive language, propaganda, false and misleading information. He directed that an information officer be designated to disseminate election-related information of the concerned party. He said that the media should follow the principles of impartiality, balance and equal access while disseminating election-related news. The Commission has warned against publishing and broadcasting any party or candidate's promotional material as news.
The Commission has urged all citizens to ensure that the source of information is official and reliable before disseminating information on social media or other media, and to inform the concerned body if they come across misleading information.
