EC directs political parties and media to be responsible for disseminating election-related information

. The National Information Commission (NIC) has directed the political parties and media to be responsible for disseminating information during the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives on March 4.

According to Gagan Bista, spokesperson of the commission, misleading, false or planned information can affect the democratic process.TAG_OPEN_p_3 According to the EC, all the stakeholders should make public information based on facts and facts, the media should follow impartiality and equal access, and the publicity materials of any party or candidate should not be published as news.

In addition, the Commission has also warned the general public to check the authenticity and credibility of the source before sharing the information.TAG_OPEN_p_2