Election Commission: Parties should ensure that there is no hate speech. India News – Times of India

New Delhi: Election commission On Saturday cautioned parties against hate speeches and said it would closely monitor social media posts to ensure that the election environment was not vitiated. Chief Election Commissioner, parties and their candidates must ensure that their supporters do not indulge in hate speech and fake news Sushil Chandra said.
His remarks came after a controversy over hate speech at a religious convention Haridwar Calling for violence against a particular community.
Chandra said that all the news related to election management on all major national and regional news channels would be closely monitored. “If any untoward incident or violation of any law/rule is found, immediate action will be taken. Monitoring report will also be sent to the Chief Electoral Officers. They will trace the status on each item and file an action taken report/status report. ,” They said. news network

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