Include journalists in frontline workers category: Fadnavis
The Hindu
Decision is still pending in Maharashtra, he tells CM
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and the BJP’s Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Devendra Fadnavis, on Wednesday demanded that journalists, photographers and camerapersons be accorded as “frontline workers” in the fight against COVID-19 and they be vaccinated on a priority basis. In a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Mr. Fadnavis said at least 12 States had included journalists and camerapersons in the frontline workers category and had got them vaccinated. “A number of States, including Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and West Bengal among others, have recognised media persons as ‘frontline workers’ for their respective COVID-19 vaccination drives. Unfortunately, the decision is still pending in Maharashtra,” Mr. Fadnavis said, adding that several journalists and mediapersons had succumbed to the virus in the first and second wave of the pandemic.More Related News