IJU 11th Plenary to be held in Andhra Pradesh on March 28-29

Hyderabad, March 18 -- The 11th Plenary of the Indian Journalists union (IJU) will be held in Vijayawada (Amaravathi) the capital region of Andhra Pradesh, on March 28-29..

In a statement on Wednesday, IJU President K. Sreenivas Reddy, Secretary General Balwinder Singh Jammu, and Secretary D. Somasundar said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate the plenary as chief guest.

Several union and state ministers are also expected to attend and address the gathering.

The plenary is being hosted by the Andhra Pradesh union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) after a gap of 34 years, with the second IJU plenary having been held in Vijayawada in 1992. Delegates, including presidents and general secretaries of affiliate...