Harish Kalra
Rupnagar, May 03, 2020: Anandpur Sahib MP Manish Tewari has called for concerted efforts to safeguard the freedom of Press.
While addressing the media persons of Rupnagar district through video conferencing on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on Sunday,Tewari said that media persons were facing trying times due Covid-19 pandemic and it was the duty of the government to help them tide over the crisis.He said that media persons were Corona warriors, who were doing their professional duty with utmost dedication in the current situation.Tewari said that being fourth pillar of the democracy media had also an important role to play and media must play thie role with responsibility.
He said that the it was the day to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.