DO OR DIE FOR THE NATION – M S BITTA

M S Bitta made a forceful plea for making an all out effort to root out terrorism from the Indian soil.He was participating in a seminar on ’ the role of media in fighting terrorism’ organised by Asian Academy of Film & TV. Enraged after visiting Jalianwala Bagh M S Bitta joined the polities at the age of 14. However, disillusioned by the decline in the standards and the decay of Indian political apparatus ,
he decided to form ’ Anti – Terrorist Front’ of which he is currently the chairman. Talking about the misuse of the right to information and freedom for expression, he said that some satellite television news channels are indeed harming the security and safety of the nation. Blaming the politicians for the crisis in the country, M S Bitta urged the film & television producers to try and create awareness through their work, about the danger from the enemies within the nation.Addressing the students the well known legal luminary Wasi Ahmed Normani pointed out that the root cause of terrorism are injustice, exploitation of the poor and weak and denial of human rights.He expressed his deep concern about frivolous and flippant programmes being telecast under the garb of entertaiment which are adversely influencing the impressionable minds. Former police officers Puran Chand pointed out that militants often target the helpless poor people to instil fear in the minds of people at large. In his opinion literacy among people and economic development will go a long way in eliminating the menace of terrorism.Intervening in the deliberations ,Prof. Sandeep Marwah disagreed with the general impression that films too are responsible for the decline of moral standards in the Indian society.The director of Shiva Institute of Management is Dr. Shefali Gautam remarked in the lighter vein that good management is the key to success in all human endeavour including militancy.