North-East Zonal
Convention of ADP3 was held in Dibrugarh from 12th to 13th
November 2014. The two day convention was ceremonially inaugurated by Shri
Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Minister of state for
Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of India. The Open Inaugural Session was also
attended by Shri Rameshwar Teli, Hon’ble MP,Dibrugarh; Shri Kamakhya Prasad
Tasa,Hon’ble MP, Jorhat ; Shri C Lalrosanga, ADG(P&A) NER; and other
literary – cultural activists of the locality. The representatives of all the
North-Eastern State Units of ADP3 along with ADP3 National President Shri Umesh
Mishra, Executive Vice President Shri Sanjeev Soni, General Secretay Shri
Sukanta Sengupta, Tresurer Shri Anup Sen were present on the occasion.
At the outset,
the dignitaries were ceremonially felicitated with traditional Assamese Gamocha,
Sarai and Japi. Lighting of the Lamp by
the Union Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, marked the Ceremonial Inauguration
of the Convention. Smt. Momota Borthakur, veteran singer of Dibrugarh, sung the
Mangalacharan Shanti Sukta during the inauguration. To mark the occasion, a
Souvenir titled – “The Image of North East”, edited by Shri Mridul Sarmah, was
also ceremonially released. Inaugurating the NE Zonal Convention, Hon’ble Union
Minister said that in a country like India, Doordarshan has a very important
role to play as a National Broadcaster. He also added that the viewers of the
North East, still believes on the authenticity of the News presented in
Doordarshan, rather than views presented in private channels. But the overall
visual presentation needs to be improved, keeping in view the changing
scenario, the Minister opined. The Minister also informed the house that he has
already taken initiatives for improvement of the DD services in the NE Region
and discussed the matter with the Hon’ble MoS I&B, Shri Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Speaking
on the occasion, Shri Rameshwar Teli, Hon’ble MP, Dibrugarh, remembered the
Golden days of Doordarshan and said that inspite of availability of thousands of private
channels, the importance of Doordarshan
cannot be minimized. Shri Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, Hon’ble MP, Jorhat, is of the opinion
that the cultural mosaic of North-Eastern region can be best highlighted with
the help of a platform like Doordarshan.
Shri C Lalrosanga, Additional Director General, NER, said that the programmer
fraternity of Doordarshan is always delivering its best amidst of several
obstacles and problems. Addressing the gathering, Shri Umesh Mishra, National
President of ADP3, mentioned the struggle of the association for the betterment
of programme production personnel of DD. The literary – cultural activists of
the locality submitted a memorandum to the Hon’ble Minister demanding up gradation of
Doordarshan Dibrugarh from terrestrial mode to Satellite Channel facility.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Shri Bipul
Chandra Deori, Zonal Secretary, ADP3, NE Zone, highlighted the role played by
Doordarshan for national integration and communal harmony in the NE Region. The
students of Sampoorna Kendriya Vidyalaya presented Chorus Songs on the
occasion. The inaugural session was managed by Shri Chandan Pathak, Smt. Ajanta
Das, Smt. Minati Devi, Smt. Savita Rani Devi, Shri Bhuban Deka, Shri Mridul
Sarmah, Smt. Ajanta Saikia and other members of DDK, Dibrugarh Unit of ADP3.
