On-Board Special IAF Aircraft, Feb 29: Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani today welcomed the Election Commission (EC) decision on banning political advertisements on electronic media. The ban would make the election process less expensive as political advertisements on the television entail a huge amount of money, Advani said talking to reporters on board a special IAF aircraft on way to Tumkur in Karnataka.
Though it would have been better had the EC sought the opinion of all parties on the matter, it would anyway put an end to indiscriminate spending by political parties, he said.
The Congress has also hailed the ban.
Bureau Report