The life of journalists in Odisha as well as the country is not secure. So, they should be provided security. Similarly, the identification of journalists should be mandatory in a democratic country like India, said president of Indian Journalists’ Union (IMJU) Balabhaskar S at a national level conference here.
Moreover, he said both the State and Central Governments have failed to identify the real journalists. As a result their suffering is in explicable.
In Tamil Nadu, the journalists are getting pension. But in Odisha, the journalists during their old age are deprived of much needed financial assistance, said secretary of Odisha Media Journalists Association, Trilochan Biswal.
Among others, secretary of Indian Journalists Union Arun Sharma was present. Puri - based journalist Somnath Sahoo, lawyer Smruti Ranjan Pati, management course faculty Rasmita Sahoo, lecturer Sarita Das, eminent servitor Gouri Shankar Singhari were felicitated for their outstanding contribution in their respective fields.
As many as 100 journalists across the nation were present in the conference of IMJU organised by Odisha Media journalists Association (OMJA).