Media has a big role in giving right direction to the society, said Speaker of the State Assembly Girish Gautam while inaugurating the provincial convention of Madhya Pradesh Working Journalists Association in Amarkantak.
He said, the media has a big role in giving the right direction to society. In a democracy, the responsibility of keeping the issues of public interest in a strong manner with a sense of duty is being fulfilled by the journalists.
Speaker Girish Gautam inaugurated the 22nd three-year provincial convention of Madhya Pradesh Shramjeevi Journalists Association, organized in the auditorium of Shri Kalyan Seva Ashram in Amarkantak. Girish Gautam said that journalists have the right to expression.
He also asked the media to provide information on the option of criticizing news, gave several examples emphasizing the presentation of positive news and added that the media is making a big contribution in making the country run by its role. He urged the journalists to establish a better society than the structure of words.
He said that he reads newspapers every day and understands the labor of journalists. He paid tribute to the journalists who lost their lives while doing journalism in Covid pandemic. He said that journalists will have to suffer to give something to the society. He assured of cooperation in resolving the problems of journalists. President of Shramjeevi Journalists Association Shalabh Bhadauria, Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Professor Prakash Mani Tripathi, Collector Sonia Meena, Superintendent of Police Akhil Patel, former MLA Ramlal Rautel were present.