A 15-member team of the Utkal Journalists’ Association led by president Bibhuti Bhushan Kar participated the two-day working committee meet of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) organised at Jaipur, Rajasthan recently.
The meet presided over by Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Kailash Meghwal held detailed discussion on adoption of special laws for journalists’ security, Advertisement Policy -2016 of the DAVP and Majithia Wage Board recommendations.
Kar urged the IFWJ’s interference in the advertisement policies in all the States. He also discussed about Sangh’s programmes held in the State based on the benefits of journalists. The Utkal Journalists’ Association felicitated the guests with Pipili Chandua and other handicraft items of the State. The special edition of ‘Odisha Barttajibi’ was released on the occasion.
Association’s State general secretary Purna Chndra Nayak, treasurer Rajan Choudhury, Pratap Chandra Pradhan and lingaraj Sahu participated in the event.
A memorandum to roll back the Advertisement Policy-2016, implementation of the recommendation of the Majithia Wage Board and implementation of Journalists’ Protection law was submitted to Union Ministeer Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on the occasion.
More than 300 representatives from 31 States participated.