In this era, journalism has become a vast and challenging field. It plays a crucial role in building public opinion and gives a new creative direction to society and nation, said Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday. He was addressing the oath-taking ceremony of newly-elected officials of Press Club here. Singh said that Rajnandgaon district has had glorious history of journalism.
He extended hearty congratulations to all the newly-elected office-bearers of the Press Club. In the programme, MP Abhishek Singh administered oath to new president of Press Club Suraj Buddhdev, and Mayor of Municipal Corporation Madhusudan Yadav administered oath to other new officials. The Chief Minister further said that Rajnandgaon has distinct identity in the field of journalism, where national-level litterateurs such as Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Dr Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi, late Ramesh Yagyik, Sharad Kothari, and late Vidyabhushan Thakur have rendered their valuable services.
Singh said that these great personalities have taken Hindi journalism in state and the country to another level. The Chief Minister said that modern era journalism is full of challenges, but still it continues to play the pivotal role in giving new direction to society and nation with innovative thoughts and ideas. Singh further said that journalists have been allotted this Press Club building so that they may do their work conveniently. MP Abhishek Singh and Mayor Madhusudan Yadav also addressed the programme.