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Who Paid for the illegal Pro-BJP Exit Poll that Dainik Jagran Published?
by Guest Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:57 am
Many sins were committed when the owners of Dainik Jagran decided to run an exit poll on its website on February 12, 2017 claiming the BJP had a massive lead over its rivals in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
The publication and dissemination of the poll in the middle of a multi-phase set of elections was a violation of explicit guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India prohibiting the dissemination of any exit poll “at any time during the period starting from 48 hours before the hour fixed for closing of poll in the first phase of the election and till the poll is concluded in all the phases in all states.” By publishing the results of an exit poll right after the first phase of voting in UP but well before the last phase, Dainik Jagran wilfully violated the EC’s guidelines.
Second, the EC’s guidelines for 2017 also prohibit the conduct of such polls. When a media house in Goa recently sought a stay on this rule, the Bombay high court refused to provide relief. As such, the very act of polling voters as they came out of voting stations in western UP was also a violation of the EC’s guidelines by the agency which conducted the poll.
Third, the publication of the exit poll, which Sanjay Gupta – CEO and editor of the Dainik Jagran group – said was “carried by our advertising department” was an example of paid news. Paid news is the wilful misrepresentation of an advertisement as news in order to fool readers into believing that the information conveyed is editorially authentic and not sponsored by a vested interest.
Fourth, since we know the poll was a form of paid news, the individual or party that has paid the bill needs to disclose the amount and method of payment as part of their formal returns to the Election Commission. If they fail to do so, this would be a violation of the EC’s rules. But making such a declaration would be tantamount to an admission of violating the Representation of People Act, a serious transgression for a political party or candidate.
https://thewire.in/109087/who-paid-for-the-pro-bjp-exit-poll-that-dainik-jagran-published/
The publication and dissemination of the poll in the middle of a multi-phase set of elections was a violation of explicit guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India prohibiting the dissemination of any exit poll “at any time during the period starting from 48 hours before the hour fixed for closing of poll in the first phase of the election and till the poll is concluded in all the phases in all states.” By publishing the results of an exit poll right after the first phase of voting in UP but well before the last phase, Dainik Jagran wilfully violated the EC’s guidelines.
Second, the EC’s guidelines for 2017 also prohibit the conduct of such polls. When a media house in Goa recently sought a stay on this rule, the Bombay high court refused to provide relief. As such, the very act of polling voters as they came out of voting stations in western UP was also a violation of the EC’s guidelines by the agency which conducted the poll.
Third, the publication of the exit poll, which Sanjay Gupta – CEO and editor of the Dainik Jagran group – said was “carried by our advertising department” was an example of paid news. Paid news is the wilful misrepresentation of an advertisement as news in order to fool readers into believing that the information conveyed is editorially authentic and not sponsored by a vested interest.
Fourth, since we know the poll was a form of paid news, the individual or party that has paid the bill needs to disclose the amount and method of payment as part of their formal returns to the Election Commission. If they fail to do so, this would be a violation of the EC’s rules. But making such a declaration would be tantamount to an admission of violating the Representation of People Act, a serious transgression for a political party or candidate.
https://thewire.in/109087/who-paid-for-the-pro-bjp-exit-poll-that-dainik-jagran-published/
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