Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe ratified the media guidelines imposed by the Elections Commission, to be followed by Electronic and Print Media during an election, today (02) at the Temple Trees. The document is due to be tabled in Parliament later today.
The Elections Commission issued the guidelines following the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, to ensure rightful exercise of franchise and a free and fair election, to be followed by all electronic and print media institutions and personnel involved.
The guideline states all telecasting, broadcasting and print media shall be neutral and impartial in their reporting of election related matters and shall not discriminate any contesting political party, independent group or a candidate, in allocating airtime and allotting space in the newspapers.
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