Reform not only a regulation, but a resolution for betterment of country and human beings: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that reform is not only a regulation, but it is a resolution for betterment of the country and human beings. He was addressing a seminar on ‘Role of Journalism, Media and Cinema in Nation and Generation Building’ during the inaugural session of Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education, Delhi University today.

Mr Naqvi said that the government, politics, cinema and media are connected with each other with a sensitive thread of the society and courage, commitment and caution are tested, evaluated and essential Mantra to strengthen these relations. He said, in the time of crisis, the government, society, cinema and media act as one soul and four bodies.

The Minister said, the history is a witness to the fact that whenever there is a crisis in the country, before or after Independence, all these four sections have together performed their responsibilities with complete honesty in national interest and human welfare.

Mr Naqvi said that the entire world is facing such a crisis in the form Corona pandemic. He said, many generations have not seen such a challenge, still, we have left no stone unturned to play the role of a mature society, government, cinema and media and especially in India, all these four sections became a part of solution to the problem.

Mr Naqvi said that there have been revolutionary changes in work culture, character and commitment of the establishment, society, cinema and media during the last six months. He said, reforms don’t take place due to only regulations, they take place due to resolution.

The Minister said, media has a more important role to play in nation building in comparison to any Constitutional institution. He said, today, the print, electronic and digital media have a reach to about 80 per cent of the country’s population.

Newspapers, television, radio, digital platforms have played a laudable role in spreading the information to the remotest parts of the country from towns to villages. Digital media has also made a space for itself in our life. Mr Naqvi said that the media not only creates awareness among the people through news and various information, it also makes the government system cautious through constructive criticism.