Tezpur, August 22 : Lt Gen D S Rana, AVSM, YSM, SM, GOC, 4 Corps interacted with the regional media personnel of Sonitpur district on 22 Aug 2022. The Corps CDR addressed the Media as the fourth pillar of democracy which plays a major role in nation building. Indian Army recognizes this fact whole heartedly he added. He emphasized that the Regional media, especially in the local languages has an excellent outreach and is often more insightful about the mood of the local population.
He complimented the regional media for their efforts in ground reporting and maintaining the faith of the general public in journalism. He said that he understands the importance of regional and local media and any impression that it can be or has been ignored is a misunderstanding. He elaborated that a continues effort will be done to engage the media even more in our efforts to ensure correct and timely messaging to the local population. He told the media that whatever is possible and appropriate within the information security norms, will be shared with you truthfully and in time.