Agartala, Aug 21, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala, Aug 21: Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday said media has a major role to play towards Neshamukta Tripura campaign of the state government.

He said, drugs menace is a serious concern in the state and it is ruining a whole generation. He said, the recent file theft case in police headquarters was also committed by drug-addicts, as per police report.

Addressing the fourth state conference of Tripura Electronics Media Society at Agartala Press Club, he said, “As the state government launched Neshamukta Tripura campaign, media has to play an active role to build a healthy society.”

The Chief Minister also advised the media to highlight the roots of the supply of drugs and police would take its action. He indicated that the state government was ready to go whole against the drug dealers.
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Speaking in the conference, he said, media should highlight the truth with cross verification of available information because media is the fourth pillar of democracy and journalists are the mirror of the society.
The Chief Minister said, the current government is media friendly.``

Minister for Information and Cultural Affairs Sushanta Chowdhury, Director Ratan Biswas, Secretary of Agartala Press Club Pranab Sarkar and other senior journalists and delegates of various media houses were present in the conference.

Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhowmik and former Chief Mnister Biplab Kumar Deb joined the conference in the next part.