Amateur radio in India

...The New Indian Express newspaper reports that radio amateurs in the country cannot air political views 

The newspaper says: 
Amateur radio operators can use their sets for emergency situations, but it is illegal to use them for airing political discourses, said Thomas George VU3UGT, a member of Lamakaan Amateur Radio Club (LARC).
George, who was present at LARC’s two-day annual convention that began on Saturday, said, “There are over 60,000 licensed amateur radio operators in India, including 250 in Hyderabad. They can use ham radio or emergency communications, but according to the rules, they cannot air political discussions,” said George.

Licensed radio operators should use the radio for non-commercial purposes. “Licenses are issued by the telecommunications department of the Government of India. Communication on these radio is monitored at every district level,” he said. “It (ham radio) has come to the rescue of people for general interaction and emergency communications in Kashmir when telecommunication was suspended,” he added. 

Source New Indian Express 
https://www.newindian
express.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/dec/22/cannot-air-political-views-on-ham-radio-2079431.html


What amateurs can communicate on-air can vary between countries. For the past 13 years what amateurs in the UK can say has essentially been governed by section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127

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