Nine Barak Valley Journalists Felicitated on National Press Day

Special Correspondent

Silchar: At a well organised and well-coordinated programme of National Press Day here, the state Directorate of Information and Public Relations and the district administration of Cachar felicitated nine journalists of Barak Valley districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi in the midst of a galaxy of dignitaries, journalists, students and invited guests at Banga Bhawan to the tumultuous words of applause from the packed audience. Those felicitated include Atin Das and Santanu Ghose of Silchar, Santosh Kumar Mazumdar and Debadas Purkayastha of Hailakandi, Ashok Kumar Bhattacharjee and Habibur Rahman Choudhury. Three other journalists, Paresh Dutta, Nilotpal Choudhury, and Swadesh Biswas, were also accorded felicitation.

The celebration of the day, the first of its kind in Barak Valley at the initiation of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has come in for wide applause. This is no doubt an out of box approach of the Chief Minister who since his assumption of office at Dispur has been making sincerest of efforts to remove any existing misgiving between the people of two valleys. This has also been aired by the political dignitaries on the dais. Hrishikesh Goswami, the media advisor to the Chief Minister, became the cynosure of attention for his moving words on journalists and journalism.

He said, “Journalists are the conscience-keeper of society and the voice of the voiceless. The power of the pen is immense. They have to use it properly for fair, free and fearless reporting. The media is working relentlessly for the good of society.” His government is quite responsive to the media fraternity and its social responsibility towards them.

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