Suryaa Andhra Pradesh Desk: Kurnool, October 27: In the wake of local body elections, political parties and candidates have been asked to make political announcements on social media as directed by the State Election Commission. Kurnool, October 27: In the wake of local body elections, political parties and candidates must take prior approval from MCMC for political advertisements on social media as per the directives of the State Election Commission, District Collector Dr. A.
Siri said in a statement on Tuesday. For this, the Collector suggested to contact the MCMC cell set up in the CPO office in Kurnool Collectorate. The collector said that candidates and political parties must take prior approval from MCMC for political advertisements on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube etc. The Collector said that notices are being sent to the candidates who are campaigning without taking permission through the concerned RVOs.
Also, the Collector suggested that prior approval should be obtained from Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) for television channels, cable networks, radio, cinema halls, audio and video shows arranged in public places, e-papers, bulk SMS and voice messages.