Manipur Assembly Speaker Thokchom Lokeshwar lit the flame of the state Journalists’ sports festival and hoisted All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union’s (AMWJU) flag today morning at Manipur Press Club complex to inaugurate the 6th Journalists’ Sports Meet organized by AMWJU.
The flame which signifies the commencement of the Yaoshang Sports Festival of Journalists was brought to Manipur Press Club Complex by the Speaker along with JNIMS Director Laishram Deben and AMWJU President Wangkhemcha Shyamjai followed by a large number of journalists and reporters by a torch lit with the sacred flames from Kangla.
While speaking to the media crowd on the occasion, Speaker Th Lokeshwar encouraged media fraternity to bring out the truth without any fear or hesitation in the society while appealing to omit or hide out any information which will be a challenge to Manipur’s integrity.
He further urged to share distinctive role of media and work together in transforming the current society to a better one for the coming generations.
“Let us start the change within us before telling others to change”, said the Speaker.
Meanwhile as a mark to encourage journalists’ sports he announced a cash reward of Rs 20,000 for the overall team champion while JNIMS Director Laishram Deben announced the deployment of a medical team along with an Ambulance at the sporting site during the meet.
