#India Media Center initiates for #BetiBachao

 FARIDABAD:  In a historical event, Faridabad media made the world realise that the media is as good in working for a social cause as it is in reporting the issues and events. The industrial town of Faridabad witnessed a rally of about 350 girls hailing from 18 districts of Haryana, marching through the streets of the city to raise their voice for ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’. The rally comprising 150 girls was flagged off from Panchkula by the Chief Minister Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar. The rally reached the industrial city after raising their voice in the other towns of Mahandragarh, Sirsa, Hissar, Fatehabad, Karnal, Panipat, Pihova, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Rewari, Gurgaon etc. The rally was organised by ‘Indian Media Center’ in order to speed up the movement to save the girl child and to make the people aware of the contribution of girls in the society.

The rally was welcomed at the office of City Press Club before starting a march. More than 150 girls from Faridabad also joined these girls to spread the awareness. This included girls from K.L.Mehta Dayanand Women College, Khazani Polytechnic and Mission Jagriti. Several associations welcomed the girls on the way by showering flowers on them at different places and also providing refreshment and water on their way. The rally reached the campus of K.L. Mehta Dayanand Women College where a cultural program was organised by India Media Center to welcome the girls. In an initiative to identify the unsung heroes of the society, the hosts selected 11 people from Faridabad who have been doing service to the community silently, without asking for any help from government agencies or private bodies.

On this occasion the chief guest of the program was Chief Parliamentary Secretary Seema Trikha, while the guest of honour was the well known icon of Women Power Smt. Vimla Mehta, Chairperson of K.L.Mehta Educational Institutions. Other special invitees included Deputy Commissioner Faridabad IAS Chandrashekhar, Administrator HUDA Faridabad IAS Dr. Garima Mittal and Joint Commissioner Police Jagdip Nagar. Smt. Vimla Mehta, guest of honour of the evening, was kind enough to mark her presence in the program in spite of her ill health.

Speaking on the occasion, Seema Trikha said that the media is known for its role in exposing the social curses prevailing in the society. She said that the programs like this ‘Sashakt Beti- Sashakt Bharat’ rally need to be organised frequently to make the people aware of their role in protecting the girl child. She said that the call of the hour is ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’. The Chief Parliamentary Secretary appreciated the effort of India Media Center to put their efforts in such a social cause. She was addressing the august gathering at the ‘Samman Samaroh’ organised at the K.L.Mehta Dayanand College for Women, Faridabad. In her address she also made a special mention of the sacrifice made by Indian soldiers in the recent Pathankot attack. She said that the widows of these martyrs need a special mention because these are the women who have faced the blunt of the terrorist attack by losing their loved ones for sake of country.

Deputy Commissioner IAS Chandrashekhar, while speaking on the occasion, congratulated the team of India Media Center to organise the rally all through the state to make the people aware of the cause of Beti Bachao- Beti Padhao. He said that other associations should also take an inspiration in this direction.

Dr. Garima Mittal, Administrator HUDA, in her address, called upon the women of the society not to bow to the instructions of their family or to their husband when it comes to female foetus.  She said that a need of the hour is to keep such programs organised to make the people aware of their duty for saving the girl child and making her educated. She also shared her experience as a doctor earlier in her job when people always wanted to have a boy and not a girl.

Joint Police Commissioner Jagdip Nagar said that there are rules in Indian Penal Code and other procedures, for protection of women. He said that it is upto the people and the police force to use these acts effectively for protection of girl child and to protect women from social atrocities.

Narendra Singh, Zonal President Vishwa Samvad Kendra said that starting a movement for empowerment of women it is evidence that the society is changing its attitude towards women.  He said that this is a positive change and must be continued.

State General Secretary India Media Center Narendra Singh, leading the rally said that protecting the girl child, educating the girls and to raise voice against atrocities on women is a common issue and all the social organisations and public icons should join hands in this direction to eradicate such social curse from our society.

Deepak Gautam, President Indian Media Center Faridabad acknowledged the contribution made by different associations in making this program a success. He made a special mention of the guidance and contribution of Sh. M.P.Roongta, Former president Faridabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI). He said that Roongta is known for his contribution in all the social activities. He said that Roongta is associated with almost all the social organisations and has been the backbone of all the industrial and social organisations in the district Faridabad. He has also been awarded by the President of India for his extraordinary contribution to the industry.

Gautam also thanked Sh. Anand Mehta Vice President K.L.Mehta Educational Trust for extending his extraordinary support in hosting the event gracefully. He made a special mention that it was Mehta who made the logistics and safe and comfortable stay for the girls.

Bijender Bansal, President City Press Club and Zonal President Indian Media Center said that media has always been instrumental in highlighting the issues sensitive for the well being of the community in general.

Others present on the occasion include District President BJP Gopal Sharma, Former District President BJP Ajay Gaur, Industrialist and social worker Jagat Madan, President South Haryana Bharat Vikas Parishad Rajkumar Agrawal, General Secretary District Kickboxing Association Santosh Agrawal, Dr. Anju Munjal, Rajendra Goyal, Rajan Muthreja, Madhusudan Matotia, and S.K.Sharma etc.

Among the journalists some of the names are Navin Dhamija, Uttamraj, Rakesh Chaurasia, Mahendra Chaudhary, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Pawan Jakhar, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Sachin Gaur, P.S.Mata, Sanjay Kapoor, Ajit Sinha, Narendra Sharma, Rupesh Bansal, Deepak Kathuria, Sandeep Mishra, Yashvi Goel, Manoj Mandal, Naveen Gupta, Pushpendra Rajput, Sudhir Verma, Usha Sharma, Mukesh Singh, Rajesh Punjani, Shiv Kumar, Dushyant Tyagi, Omprakash Panchal, Naresh Narula, Manoj Bharti, Vinod Mittal, Shakun Raghuvanshi and many more.