The Advertisement Board has urged election candidates not to publish or disseminate misleading advertisements during the campaign for the upcoming House of Representatives elections.

The Board stated through a press release today that complaints have been received regarding activities on social media, including directly or indirectly belittling a party, its candidates, leaders, or workers, and creating confusion.

It also stated that the Election Commission and the Advertising Board have agreed to monitor, regulate, investigate and take action on advertisements during the election period, and the Board has informed that it is monitoring and regulating the advertisements.

The press release mentions, “The regulatory body of the advertising sector, the Advertising Board, is conducting a detailed study on activities like creating confusion among voters, slighting candidates, and misleading voters using deceptive audio and audiovisual contents.”

The Board has also stated that any activity found in violation of the Advertisement (Regulation) Act, 2076 BS, the Advertisement (Regulation) Regulations, 2077BS, the Election Code of Conduct, 2082 BS, and the Code of Conduct Related to the Production, Distribution, Publication, and Broadcasting of Advertisements, 2079 BS, will be dealt with according to the law.