Maninderjeet Singh Bitta
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Maninderjeet Singh Bitta (also M S Bitta) is the chairman of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF), and former chief of the Indian Youth Congress
.
Bitta was made the president of Indian Youth Congress by P. V. Narasimha Rao
.
On September 11, 1993 Bitta survived a deadly attack on him at Indian youth congress premises on Raisina Road, New Delhi
resulting in death of 13 security guards, Bitta suffered injuries resulting in loss of his one leg.
He was also a Minister in Punjab Govt. in the govt of Beant Singh (chief minister)
.
Bitta left politics to become a full time social worker supporting the widows of Kargil War
soldiers, 2001 Indian Parliament attack
soldiers. He is povided with Z+ security for lifetime.
On November 6, 2004, he joined a rally in New Delhi
staged with students supporting U.S. President George W. Bush
’s re-election. Recently Bitta said that India
should emulate Israel
in evolving anti-terrorist strategies.
Indian Youth Congress
The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party. As of 2006, the Indian Youth Congress has over 245,00,000 members across India, the largest democratic youth organisation in the world....
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Bitta was made the president of Indian Youth Congress by P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Pamulaparti Venkata "Narasimha Rao" was the ninth Prime Minister of India . He led an important administration, overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India. Rao accelerated the dismantling of the Licence Raj. He is often referred to as...
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On September 11, 1993 Bitta survived a deadly attack on him at Indian youth congress premises on Raisina Road, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
resulting in death of 13 security guards, Bitta suffered injuries resulting in loss of his one leg.
He was also a Minister in Punjab Govt. in the govt of Beant Singh (chief minister)
Beant Singh (chief minister)
Beant Singh was an Indian Chief Minister of Punjab from 1992 to 1995. Singh was a Sikh, and a member of the Congress Party....
.
Bitta left politics to become a full time social worker supporting the widows of Kargil War
Kargil War
The Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
soldiers, 2001 Indian Parliament attack
2001 Indian Parliament attack
The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a high-profile attack by Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists against the building housing the Parliament of India in New Delhi...
soldiers. He is povided with Z+ security for lifetime.
On November 6, 2004, he joined a rally in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
staged with students supporting U.S. President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
’s re-election. Recently Bitta said that India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
should emulate Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in evolving anti-terrorist strategies.
External links
- A picture of Maniderjeet holding the sign on littlegreenfootballs.com
- http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/12/stories/2005061217880300.htm
- http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980718/19951304.html