Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi is the land of Kayaka culture. Sharanbasappa Appa and Bande Nawaz are the two eyes of this culture, KV Prabhakar, Media Adviser to the Chief Minister opined.
He spoke at the Press Day organized by the District Journalists’ Association after distributing meritorious awards.
Journalists coming from labour and peasant backgrounds have forgotten to shed light on their backgrounds and the hardships of toiling communities and think that journalism is all about the explosion of corporate wealth.
Journalists are not unquestionable. He called upon the society to question the meanderings, shortcomings and weaknesses of journalists in the same way that journalists question the meanderings of society.
Free bus passes will be distributed to journalists soon. I also discussed health insurance for journalists with Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil. He said that Rs 10 crore have been kept for this.
District In-charge Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, MP Radhakrishna, President of State Working Journalists’ Association Shivananda Tagadoor, President of Bala Bhavan BR Naidu, MLC Guttedar and presidents and office bearers of District and Taluk Journalists’ Association were present.
