Media representing capitalists is a tragedy : Senior journalist P Sainath
Tumkur: All the people in the country need to say that we all are farmers. Otherwise, we would not survive, Senior journalist P Sainath expressed concern.
Inaugurating a state-level workshop in Tumkur, he said, farmer class need to be extended. The word farmer should be extended to the landless farmers, tribal farmers, daily wage farmers and it should keep on extending. Through that, we need to stand by farmers; he said.
There are two types of media namely good media and important media. The work of the media is to represent difficulties, the pulse of the people. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and Bhagat Singh have set an example for this. Good media raises debate in society. It brings weaknesses before the people. Then the rulers and the corporates who support them, learn about the people's problems.
But it is unfortunate that the media field, which has become a business as a result of globalization, privatization, liberalization; is representing capitalists instead of masses. We all need to strive to develop a society-oriented media field, "he said.
Nadoja Baraguru Ramachandrappa presided over the program. Prof.K. Durairaju, Prof.GM Srinivasayya, BH Rama Kumari, Prof. Rajappa Dalavai, Sukhanya and others were present.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
