Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that violators of human rights will not be spared. Strict action will be taken against such anti-social people. He said that human rights need to be redefined. Media has understood common people’s problems and played significant role in removing them. Media is effectively discharging its duty to show right direction to society. One should not be afraid of criticism, but take lessons from it to remove shortcomings.
Chouhan was inaugurating 7th Vernacular Journalism Festival-2015 at Indore Press Club on Saturday. On the occasion, a seminar on “Media Se Gum Hota Aam Aadmi Ka Dard” in memory of late Prabhakar Machwe was also held.
The Chief Minister said that Indore Press Club has a glorious past. Madhya Pradesh takes pride in Indore’s journalism. There is no scope for yellow journalism in Indore. Ideological churning always continues here. He said that media has also shown right direction to society. He stressed the need for understanding common people’s problems more keenly and expressing them sensitively. Root causes of common people’s problems should also be highlighted. Madhya Pradesh always makes efforts to know root causes of people’s problems and solve them.
Chairman of India TV Rajat Sharma said that a number of times, media has played important role in helping affected persons to get justice. He also cited several instances of it. Sharma said that media should be seen as a whole. He stressed the need to apprise people of positive aspect of media also.
President of Indore Press Club Praveen Khariwal delivered the welcome address. General Secretary Arvind Tiwari conducted the programme. At the outset, Chief Minister Chouhan inaugurated an exhibition “Vikas Ki Dagar – Hamraa Shahar” focusing on Indore’s lifestyle, ancient places and changing city. “Indore Press Club Gaan” penned by Shasheendra Jaldhari was sung on the occasion.