Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday stated that assaults on journalists can’t be tolerated and underscored that his authorities was dedicated to fixing issues confronted by scribes.
Saha’s response comes days after a native TV journalist, recognized as Sujit Acharjee, was significantly injured after he was assaulted by a gaggle of individuals on the outskirts of Agartala metropolis whereas returning house. Later, the police detained six folks in reference to the incident at Siddhi Ashrama in West Tripura district on Sunday, November 24.
“The state authorities is attempting to unravel totally different issues being confronted by the journalists with particular emphasis. Assault on them (journalists) are to not be tolerated. Their issues are solved with utmost care.The federal government is working in the direction of the welfare of journalists,” Saha stated, whereas inaugurating a four-day media talent growth workshop and laid the muse stone of carry of Agartala Press Membership on Friday.
He requested the journalists to view the difficulty of pretend information significantly.
Acharjee was a video journalist with an area Bengali tv channel, was assaulted by goons at Siddhi Ashram space. Six suspects have been later detained.
In September this 12 months, 4 on-duty journalists have been assaulted by a gaggle of hooligans close to East Agartala Police Station. Three among the many accused have been later arrested.
Practically 47 journalists have been assaulted and three media home places of work got here underneath assault within the final 5 years, in keeping with the Meeting of Journalists (AoJ), a media rights group of Tripura.
Two journalists have been killed within the strains of obligation again in 2017 together with a tv journalist Santanu Bhowmik and senior crime reporter Sudip Dutta Bhowmik in separate incidents.
The probe on each the circumstances was handed to the Central Bureau of Investigation however the company is but to finish investigation. Talking on the significance of workshops for various professions, CM Saha stated that position of know-how has emerged within the media sector and sounded hopeful that totally different difficult elements can be highlighted within the media talent growth workshop.
He additional said that although the readers was once depending on the nationwide newspapers, the native newspapers have already began drawing consideration of the readers. He additionally highlighted the competitors that has emerged among the many native TV channels when it comes to information and different contents.
PWD secretary Kiran Gitte stated that the media, being the fourth pillar of democracy, has been taking part in totally different important position within the nation’s progress.
Nationwide Press Membership of India president Goutam Lahiri stated that the standard media is at present dealing with problem.
Data and Cultural Affairs Secretary P Okay Chakraborty, director Bimbisar Bhattacharjee, Agartala Press Membership president Jayanta Bhattacharjee and Press Membership secretary Ramakanta Dey have been current within the programme.
