CURATED BY – GANESH VAISHNAV | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Jagdalpur, Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai said that doing journalism in a region like Bastar is a big challenge, salute to the courage of becoming the voice of the common people and presenting the problems of the region before the government and administration. The efforts of journalists for the development of Bastar should continue, your efforts helped in removing the negative image of the state. With the improvement in the image, this time more than thirty lakh tourists have reached the tourist places of the state. He congratulated and wished the newly elected officials of Bastar Patrakar Sangh.

In the program, Chief Minister Shri Sai administered the oath of loyalty and dedication to the official responsibility to the newly elected officials of Bastar Patrakar Sangh. Congratulating the officials in the program, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Saw said that as the fourth pillar of democracy, by following the high ideals of journalism, inform the public about the good work of the government and also tell the shortcomings. Forest Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap, while congratulating the office bearers of the association, said that journalism has played an important role in giving voice to the problems of Bastar. MLA Jagdalpur Shri Kiran Dev congratulated the newly appointed office bearers and said that the journalists of Bastar have played an important role in establishing new dimensions of journalism. President of Bastar Journalist Association Shri Manish Gupta gave the welcome address in the program. On this occasion, Sports Minister Shri Tankaram Verma, Chitrakote, Dantewada and Keshkal MLAs along with other dignitaries were present.