Mysuru: A ‘Media Cell’ or ‘Media Centre’ has been set up in city to monitor media publicity indulged by political parties in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls and to report if there are any violations in the Model Code of Conduct. The Cell has been set up at the Office of the Assistant Commissioner in the premise of DC’s Office at the Court Hall and it is based on the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that has asked all District Election Officers to constitute Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) to monitor poll publicity, advertisement money spent by candidates and paid news.
Four TV screens have been set up at the Cell and it will have six more once the Election Notification is issued on Mar. 19 for the First Phase where Mysuru-Kodagu Parliamentary Constituency will vote. The MCMC will also have two supporting Cells – Media Monitoring Cell (MMC) and Monitoring Certification Cell (MCC).
