UK Watchdog Ofcom Suspends Pro-Khalistan KTV For Inciting Hate, Sharing Harmful Medical Advice
News 18The UK regulator for the communications services Ofcom on Thursday suspended Khalsa Television Limited’s licence barring it from airing programmes in the UK. Ofcom pointed to a programme ‘Prime Time’ and said that during its 95 minutes of airing there were several occasions when material likely to incite violence was broadcast and discussed upon. “ Ofcom considered that the cumulative effect of statements made in the programme was to present violent action, including murder, as an acceptable and necessary form of action to further the Khalistani cause, and to encourage viewers to travel to Punjab to engage in violent protest,” the statement said. “Given the serious nature of this breach, and for the reasons set out in our suspension notice, we are today suspending Khalsa Television Limited’s licence to broadcast in the UK with immediate effect,” Ofcom said in a release on its website. It also pointed out that ‘ indirect call to action for Sikhs tocommit violence, up to and including murder’ were broadcast via a music video in a programme titled Bagga and Shera in 2018.
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