Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Highlights
- 115th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh celebrated at LHC
- Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation’s request
- Demand for giving highest civilian award
Bhagat Singh: A Pakistan-based non-profit organization has urged its country and India to confer the highest civilian award on freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. The ‘Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation’ on Wednesday celebrated the 115th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh in the premises of the Lahore High Court (LHC). The community of lawyers raised slogans and cut cakes for Bhagat Singh and his associates Shivram Hari Rajguru and Sukhdev.
urged the Prime Ministers of both the countries
Foundation President Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi paid tribute to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on the occasion. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to honor the bravery and sacrifice made by Bhagat Singh for the people of the subcontinent, to give the highest civilian award to the freedom fighter. He urged them to restore social and economic ties between the two countries and to formulate an easy visa policy, so as to encourage peace between the two neighbours.
Britain’s King Charles III apologizes
The foundation demanded that King Charles III of Britain should apologize to Pakistan, India and the families of these three revolutionaries and give them a huge compensation. Significantly, Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September 1907 in Lyallpur (now Pakistan) of undivided Punjab. He had joined the freedom struggle from a very young age and was hanged by the British government, fearful of his popularity. Last Sunday, Prime Minister Modi had announced in his “Mann Ki Baat” program that the Chandigarh airport would be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
Chandigarh airport named after Bhagat Singh
Significantly, on the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, the name of the international airport at Chandigarh has been changed to ‘Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport’ on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced this a few days back. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was present as the chief guest in the program, said that she felt proud to be in this event.