Kathmandu, Jan 31: The Election Commission has been monitoring those who are indulging in misinformation, disinformation and hate speech in violation of the election code of conduct and working to bring individuals and organizations that commit such acts under the ambit of the law.
Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC told RSS that the Information Ethics Promotion Unit under the Election Information Dissemination and Coordination Center is working on this issue.
He also said that a total of 302 harmful information detected by the unit has been sent to the concerned bodies for action as per the Election Code of Conduct, 2082, the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063 and the Press Council Act, 2048.
The Election Code of Conduct, 2082, has been approved and implemented by the Commission to conduct the upcoming election of members of the House of Representatives to be held on March 5 in a fair, impartial, transparent and credible manner. The designated bodies are also taking complaints and information on incidents of violation of the code of conduct that came into effect at 12:00 PM on January 18.
In response, necessary clarifications are being sought from political parties, candidates, individuals, organizations, agencies and officials who are said to be involved in the violation.
Assistant Spokesperson GC said that if there is any activity that raises questions about the dignity and integrity of the election, a complaint can be filed in writing, verbally and electronically with the Election Commission, the Office of the Chief Returning Officer, the Office of the Returning Officer, the Provincial/District Election Office and the District Code of Conduct Monitoring Officer.
