The country is currently reeling from the second wave of the Coronavirus epidemic. Conditions are becoming increasingly serious due to infection. Media workers are constantly working even in such a situation. While addressing a meeting on virtual mode of Bhartiya Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh (BSPS) on May 19, noted advocate AP Singh said that the journalists are the real Corona warriors, who are constantly on ground zero, while reporting on COVID-19. Singh said that hundreds of journalists have lost their lives while reporting Corona, as well as they have lost their families. Journalists are the fourth pillar in the true sense of the country, so they should be provided all facilities by declaring them as Corona Warriors.
On the call of the National General Secretary of BSPS, Shahnawaz Hassan, journalists of Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar and Jharkhand unit attended the meeting.
Senior journalist Dr. Ajay Ojha said that in the name of convenience for the journalists in Bihar, only vaccination has been arranged, the condition of journalists is very pathetic and they are working on their lives.
Senior Rajasthan journalists SN Gautam and Jitendra Singh Purohit said that the Rajasthan government has not even declared journalists as Corona warriors.
Lucknow's young journalist Shibu Nigam said that the Uttar Pradesh government is not doing any work for journalists, the condition is that journalists have lost their lives due to lack of beds and oxygen in hospitals. 35 journalists of Lucknow lost their lives from Corona.
Tamil Nadu senior journalist R Chandrika said that the Tamil Nadu government has declared journalists as Corona warriors. Chief Minister Stalin is very serious about journalists.
Andhra Pradesh journalist Raghunath Rao said that the Andhra Pradesh government has announced to provide all the facilities free of cost to journalists and their families and also declared journalists as Corona warriors.
Senior journalist of Jharkhand Anupam Sheshank said that 25 journalists have died of Covid-19 in Jharkhand so far, none of them has been given any kind of assistance by the government till now. And they are all undergoing treatment on their own expense.
Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court, Shailendra Singh, the legal advisor of the organization, proposed that all State units should take initiative to provide financial assistance to the families of the deceased journalists.
Organization spokesperson Pawan Kripa Shankar Bhargava said that any journalist partner in Delhi will be available for support on behalf of the organization 24 hours in case of any problem.
The organization treasurer Mahendra Sharma said that the organization is constantly working for journalists even in the corona epidemic. He said that a large number of journalists are struggling with a financial crisis and for them one month's ration from the organization like last year Delivery of the kit will be started soon.