Govt. media face dilemma over air time
March 10, 2010 02:49 pm
Government media are
facing a dilemma due to the large number of parties and independent groups
contesting the upcoming General Elections. According to the Election laws all
political parties including independent groups should be allocated 15 minutes
of air time on government media.
Ada Derana learns that
the officials from the Rupavahini Corporation and the SLBC have notified the
Elections Commissioner that if they allocate the staple 15 minutes they would
barely have time to air their regular TV and radio programmes.
36 registered
political parties and 201 independent groups will be contesting the upcoming
General Elections.
