New Delhi: The Election Commission is inclined to allow the launch of Doordarshan news channel on November 3 with "certain conditions" ahead of the Assembly polls.

The Commission is expected to take a decision on the issue in a couple of days after going through the response of Information and Broadcast ministry on the clarifications sought by the poll pannel, sources said.

"At present we will allow the launch with certain conditions but no decision has been taken as of now," sources said.

They said it was fundamental right to spread news and information and the commission would see whether it would be misused for political purposes ahead of Assembly polls in five states.

Congress has been sharply critical of the move to launch the channel alleging that it was a blatant misuse of the media by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition and wanted stalling up the proposal till the polls are over.

PTI