Union Information and Broadcasting minister Prakash Javedkar has ordered 18 hour uninterrupted FM broadcast in Rae Bareli, the parliamentary constituency of Congress national president Sonia Gandhi. BJP leader and senior lawyer Ajay Agarwal, had earlier conveyed to the Union minister that Rae Bareli FM center only played songs and other information for 8 hours in two phases from 0800 hrs to 1200 hours and again from 1800 hrs to 2200 hours daily.
Agarwal said that Rae Bareli Center of the PM channel only played the recording of the lucknow Centre which is active for 18 hours daily. Now on the orders of the Union minister, Rae Bareli Center of the FM channel will be connected with the lucknow Center will be operated from 0600 hours to mid-night daily. The FM channel of the Akashwani was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in her parliamentary constituency during the last days of the UPA regime.