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[Elections] NR Madhava Menon Committee report on Governmentadvertizements in Media :

1. 1: NGOs PIL (2003)

2. 2: UPA-Governments reply

3. 3: Spreme !ort or"er (201#$ Apr%l)

#. #: &'"'v' &enon report (201#$ Oto*er)

1: NGOs PIL (2003)

1. Government advertisements even carry photos of ruling party leaders (SoniaG), try to create impression as if she is responsible for publicgoods.

2. When ruling party uses public money to gain personal political mileage in government ads, it violates folloing articles

a. !rticle 1". #$%uality before the la&'

b. !rticle 21 because public money diverted for partisan use. his is one type of arbitrary eecutive action that undermines liberty ofthe citi*ens.

c. herefore citi*en can see+ remedy in Supreme ourt, under !rticle -2.

2: UPA-Governments reply

1. G/ petitioner is eaggerating the matter. !fter all 0 of the Govt. ads deal ith 3ob recruitment, public tender and notices.

2. !ds are not done for personal publicity but for informing 3unta about sar+ari schemes named after 4you +no ho4.

-. hat ay, 3unta can ma+e informed decisions.

3: Supreme ourt or!er (201"# Apr$l)

1. anada, !ustralia have official policy to regulate Govt. ads and prevent their abuse.

2. 5ut 6ndia doesn7t have such policy8 to decide hich ads are meant for public aareness purpose and hich ads have political motive.

-. 9ence e form ommittee under ..;adhava ;enon4 to study best practices across the orld and recommend guidelines for sar+aari8ads.

". ommittee to give report ithin three months.

!omm%ttee mem*ers

.. ;adhava ;enon $8umar Solicitor8General

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Government '"s mst not "%spl'y +ollo,%n:

Stop glorification of political figure or party in poer8 especially on the eve of elections.

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2. Government ads shall maintain political neutrality.