Pataudi/Chandigarh, 23 June 2025: The Pataudi district unit of Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh Haryana organized a state level Kalam Shri Award ceremony in honor of journalists at Mahabal Ashram, Sultanpur Kaliyawas, Farrukhnagar. The felicitation ceremony was presided over by Dr. Indu Bansal, State President and Founder of Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh Haryana.
In the program, hundreds of journalists who arrived from almost all the districts of Haryana were honored with the Kalam Shri Award by presenting patka, shawl, citation letter and memento.
On this occasion, Dr. Indu Bansal said that the Sangh works on the policy of 'not me, but we'. He informed that this is the third state level journalist award ceremony of Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh Haryana, he informed that earlier more than 250 journalists were honored in the first Patrakar Samman ceremony held in Karnal on 5 January 2025, and on 18 May 2025, more than 100 journalists from across the state have been honored on Narad Jayanti in Palwal.
Dr Bansal said that Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh Haryana is committed to the rights and security of journalists.
Soon Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini and Governor Bandaru Dattatreya will be met regarding the demand for journalist protection law in Haryana and the pending demands of journalists and the problems of the journalists will be made known to them.
Dr Bansal said that in the Kalam Shri Award ceremony, along with journalists from across the state, hundreds of people who have done excellent work in education, health, social service and administrative services were also honored with the Kalam Shri Award.
The program was mainly graced by Shri Mahant and Director Swami Pradeep Ji Maharaj of Mahabal Ashram, Sultanpur/Kaliyavas.
Along with this, State General Secretary of Shramjeevi Patrakar Sangh Haryana Rajesh Ahuja, State Patron Dr. DL Malhotra, State Spokesperson Naveen Bansal and District President of Pataudi unit Naresh Sharma, District President of Hansi unit Dinkar Gavari, District President of Gohana unit Anil Jindal, District President of Rewari unit Dhanesh Vidyarthi, District President of Palwal unit Bhushan Ohliyan, Newly appointed District President of Nuh unit Naresh Mahendiratta, Senior Journalist of Jhajjar Sanjay Sharma, along with office bearers of all district units and hundreds of journalists from across the state and hundreds of people associated with education, health, social service, administrative services were also present.