New Delhi: Election Commission, while leaving parties to spread digital videos and vans for publicity in pollop-bound countries, issuing a set of guidelines on Saturday which requires all content aired in Van Video for Certified and Monitoring Media Committees.
Also, video-vans have been asked to continue to distribute party policies and programs and do not seek support for certain candidates.
Expenditures for publicity through video vans must be included in the party expenditure account, to be submitted to EC after the election.
However, if the van is used to look for votes for candidates or candidates, the expenditure will be taken into account by the candidate or candidate.
This aspect will be monitored by ‘spending observers’.
Vans Video can be operated only between 8am and 8:00 and cannot be used for demonstrations and roadshows, according to EC instructions.
It will be a party or responsibility of candidates to ensure that viewers do not exceed the capacity of 500 or 50% or the SDMA limit, which is lacking; that all Covid norms are followed; that van video does not block the flow of traffic smoothly or the highway; And that the decibel level of the van from the van does not exceed the limit specified by the law.
Vault Video will not only need permission from the Chief Electoral Officer or District Election Officer (DEO) but also must first get permission or an objection certificate needed under the Law of the motor vehicle.
Deo will identify the designated space as a point of view for termination of Van Video, with the time of cessation at each point not exceeding 30 minutes.
Deo will allocate routes, space and time for van videos that are allowed to operate in jurisdiction.
Van videos will not be displayed on the market and crowded places.
Party and political candidates must be responsible for ensuring that all the relevant provisions of the model code and law are obeyed when operating van videos.
Van Van Video Can Only Use Pre-Certified Content: Election Commission
