{"id":143518,"date":"2025-09-22T21:21:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/?p=143518"},"modified":"2025-09-22T21:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:58:13","slug":"ouj-stages-dharna-demanding-pension-protection-and-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/ouj-stages-dharna-demanding-pension-protection-and-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"OUJ stages dharna demanding pension, protection and accreditation; CM assures positive action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"caps\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">By Prasan Paikaray<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22: The Odisha Union of Journalists (OUJ), led by its president Prasanna Kumar Mohanty, staged a dharna in front of the State Assembly on Monday pressing for a law to ensure the protection of journalists, pension after retirement, and revival of the accreditation committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 500 journalists from 31 organisational districts joined the protest. Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress legislators also visited the venue and expressed solidarity with the journalists\u2019 demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dharna.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dharna.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143523\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The protesting scribes voiced their discontent over the prolonged delay in addressing their concerns and vowed to continue their agitation until concrete steps were taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Later in the day, an OUJ delegation headed by president Mohanty met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and submitted a memorandum. 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