Journalists are extremely angry with the Congress government, which is taking time without fulfilling the promises made to them. According to the call of ‘Chalo Hyderabad’ given by the state committee of Telangana Waring Journalists Federation (TWF), journalists from many districts gathered in large numbers across the state and protested at Gunpark on Thursday. First they paid homage to the martyrs at the Martyrs Stupa.
- ‘Chalo Hyderabad’ under the auspices of TWF
- Failed attempt to besiege Secretariat.. Arrested at Gunpar
- If the promises are not fulfilled, the government will learn a lesson
- Mamidi Somaiah is the state president of TWJF
Hyderabad, June 18 (Namaste Telangana)/Telugu University: Journalists are furious with the Congress government for not fulfilling the promises made to them. According to the call of ‘Chalo Hyderabad’ given by the state committee of Telangana Waring Journalists Federation (TWF), journalists from many districts gathered in large numbers across the state and protested at Gunpark on Thursday. First they paid homage to the martyrs at the Martyrs Stupa.
Later they displayed placards and raised slogans against the government. Also, the journalists who had gone out to besiege the Secretariat as a huge rally were stopped by the police and arrested and taken to Panjagutta, Asifnagar and other police stations. On this occasion, TWJF state president Mamidi Somaiya said that it is regrettable that they have given assurances that they will give houses and plots to journalists in every case but no action has been taken in that direction. They demanded that journalists from all over the state including Greater Hyderabad should be allotted houses and house sites. He asked the government to provide free medical facilities in corporate dispensaries by providing health cards along with accreditation. They demanded that a free insurance scheme should be arranged for every journalist, pensions should be given to those who are over 60 years old, and one hundred crores should be allocated in the budget for the welfare of journalists. Similarly, they asked to provide free education to the children of journalists in private and corporate schools and colleges and to give the pending advertisement bills to small and medium newspapers immediately. TWF State Co-Convenors Bandi Vijaykumar, Yadagiri, Tanniru Srinivas, National Council Member Chirra Srinivas, Damera Jagadishwar Gupta, K Panduranga Rao, Padmanabha Rao, Samrat Gupta, Hyderabad District Convenor V Ravikumar, Co-Convenors R. Srinivas Goud, Santhosh Kumar, M Ravikumar, Subhash, Regati Venkanna along with various district presidents and secretaries participated.
