CM inaugurates AJWJU office building
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, October 31 2020:
Chief Minister N Biren Singh inaugurated a newly constructed office building of the All Jiribam Working Journalists' Union (AJWJU) via video conference from the Cabinet Hall of his Secretariat today.
In his speech, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that Jiribam has become a key location and the western corridor to the State.
There were lots of inconveniences when the State mainly relied on Imphal-Dimapur Highway.
However, the situation has drastically changed after Imphal-Jiribam road was revamped, he added.
Moreover, railway service is expected to reach Imphal via Jiribam soon, he said and added that the people and media of Jiribam should play key roles in the enforcement of the Inner Line Permit System by staying vigilant and promptly informing the authority whenever any wrongdoing happens.
Media should be strengthened and at the same time, people and the authority should also be sincere in this regard, the Chief Minister observed.
Stating that the media is known as the fourth pillar of democracy, N Biren Singh opined that "media should not concentrate only on negative reporting" .
Forest and Environment Minister Awangbou Newmai, Social Welfare Minister Okram Henry, Advisor to CM (Health) Dr Sapam Ranjan and Manipur Building & Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board Chairperson Heikham Dingo were also present at the function.