Show cause notice to Red FM
Taking serious note of alleged racist remarks against Gorkha community, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry tonight slapped a show cause notice on Red FM Radio asking it to explain by Monday why action should not be taken against it.
NEW DELHI: Taking serious note of alleged racist remarks against Gorkha community, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry tonight slapped a show cause notice on Red FM Radio asking it to explain by Monday why action should not be taken against it.
"From the sequence of events, it is prima facie evident that the remarks are in violation of the programme code of AIR and, hence, the permit holder has been given time till 1600 hours on October one to explain why action should not be taken against it," an official release said.
The stern action followed clashes between fans of Indian idol Prashant Tamang and locals in some areas in West Bengal sparked by alleged racist remarks by the Radio in a programme on September 24, it said.
Citing the agreement with the Radio, the release said it was supposed to follow the programme code of AIR which prohibits any programme attacking communities, anything defamatory and anything against law and order.
"From the sequence of events, it is prima facie evident that the remarks are in violation of the programme code of AIR and, hence, the permit holder has been given time till 1600 hours on October one to explain why action should not be taken against it," an official release said.
The stern action followed clashes between fans of Indian idol Prashant Tamang and locals in some areas in West Bengal sparked by alleged racist remarks by the Radio in a programme on September 24, it said.
Citing the agreement with the Radio, the release said it was supposed to follow the programme code of AIR which prohibits any programme attacking communities, anything defamatory and anything against law and order.
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