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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Ofcom fines Khalsa TV £50,000

    Fine or penalty

    The UK media watchdog Ofcom fined Khalsa Television Ltd £50,000 over KTV broadcasts that it said had the potential to incite violence and cause harm, including an indirect call for violence and content relating to Babbar Khalsa.

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    • The UK media watchdog, Office of Communications (Ofcom) imposed a fine of 50,000 pounds on Khalsa Television Ltd in Britain for inciting Sikhs living in the country to commit violence.
    • We have today fined KTV £50,000 for airing content which had the potential to incite violence and cause harm.
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  2. 2021

    Ofcom fines Khalsa Television over two broadcasts

    Fine or penalty

    Ofcom imposed a total £50,000 fine on Khalsa Television Limited in relation to its KTV service over a music video and a discussion programme that Ofcom found breached broadcasting rules, including by indirectly calling for violence. Ofcom also directed the channel to broadcast a statement of its findings and not to repeat the programmes.

    Source excerpt

    • Its order also includes a direction for the channel to broadcast a statement of Ofcom’s findings on a date and in a form to be determined by the watchdog, and also for KTV not to repeat the music video or the discussion programme found in breach of its rules.
    • The UK’s media watchdog has imposed a total fine of £50,000 on Khalsa Television Ltd or KTV in Britain for broadcasting a music video and a discussion programme that was an indirect call for British Sikhs to commit violence and also contained a terror reference.
    • The Office of Communications (Ofcom), the UK government-approved media regulatory authority, issued the order on Friday following its findings dating back to February and November 2019.
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