Election Commission Instruction to Delet Video Footage Malicious Narraves Being Spread – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live – Election Commission: Instructions to delete videos of election process, Commission said
Election Commission Instruction to Delet Video Footage Malicious Narraves Being Spread – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live – Election Commission: Instructions to delete videos of election process, Commission said
The Election Commission has directed the Chief Election Officers of the states to destroy electronic data, CCTV footage etc. during the election process 45 days after the completion of the election process. The Election Commission says that their video footage is being used to spread maliciousness and confusion. The Election Commission has directed the state election officials to destroy the CCTV camera, webcasting and video footage of the election process after 45 days if the election results are not challenged in the courts within a period of 45 days.
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Election Commission’s new instructions
On May 30, the Election Commission said in a letter to the state’s chief election officials that it has issued instructions to record various stages of the election process through many recording equipment – photography, videography, CCTV and webcasting during the election process. Although election related laws do not make such recording mandatory, the Commission uses them for internal management. However, this material has been misused to spread wrong information and malicious things on social media. Due to which review is needed. The Election Commission has now told the state election heads that CCTV data, webcasting data and photography of election processes in various stages will be kept safe for 45 days. The Commission has said that ‘if no election petition is filed in relation to a particular constituency, then the said data can be destroyed’.
Any person can file a petition challenging the election decision in the concerned High Court within 45 days. In December last year, the government also changed the election rule to prevent public inspection of some electronic documents such as CCTV cameras and webcasting footage, as well as video recording of candidates, to prevent their misuse. Based on the recommendation of the Election Commission, the Union Law Ministry amended Rule 93 of the Election Operations Rules, 1961, to ban the type of open papers or documents for public inspection.