Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said journalists are free to report as they view the events and assured them the State Government would not interfere in their way of Reporting.
A Co-Ordination Committee had been constituted at the Mantralaya for this specific purpose he said while addressing the scribes at the launch of Raipur edition of a Hindi daily here.
He said that Bastar is turning a new lease of life of recently. Bastar is ready and ripe enough to leap into modernity and progress, he said.
Singh called upon the media personnel to portray the real picture of Bastar's progress and the trials and tribulations of tribals due to Maoist violence and terror.
The nation and the entire globe should know the true happenings of Bastar, the Chief Minister said.
He assured the journalists that those working in Chhattisgarh and particularly in Bastar and Surguja are free to report as they witness the happenings around them. Earlier also scribes had total liberty to write and in future also they will have the same freedom to report. The State Government is making all efforts to establish peace and develop Bastar. We will achieve our goals in the near future, he said.
He called upon the journalists to develop a distinct identity of the newspaper.
Former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi presided over the inaugural function.
Union Minister for Mines Narendra Singh Tomar in his address lauded the steps taken to implement e-Auction of the mining resources of the State.
He said that the Chhattisgarh Government will earn revenue of `5800 crore with the auction of lime stone mining blocks.