Maninderjeet Bitta | |
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Born | Maninderjeet Singh Bitta |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Chairman of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) |
Maninderjeet Singh Bitta (also M.S. Bitta) is the chairman of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF), and former President of Indian Youth Congress. [1] [2] He was made President of Indian Youth Congress by P. V. Narasimha Rao. Maninderjeet Singh Bitta was a Minister in Punjab Government in the govt of Beant Singh.
He was earlier provided with Z+ security [4]
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