New Delhi, March 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajgur on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas.
Taking to twitter, the Prime Minister said, “Tribute to the immortal sons of Mother India, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on Shaheed Diwas. Their passion to die for the motherland will always inspire the countrymen. Long live India!”
शहीद दिवस पर भारत माता के अमर सपूत वीर भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु को कोटि-कोटि नमन। मातृभूमि के लिए मर मिटने का उनका जज्बा देशवासियों को सदैव प्रेरित करता रहेगा। जय हिंद!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 23, 2022
On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, PM Modi will inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on March 23 via video conferencing. The PM will also address the gathering during the event. “The Gallery displays the contribution of the Revolutionaries in the freedom struggle and their armed resistance to British colonial rule,” said the official statement.
Biplobi Bharat Gallery depicts the political and intellectual backdrop that triggered the revolutionary movement. It also showcases the birth of the revolutionary movement, formation of significant associations by revolutionary leaders, spread of the movement, formation of Indian National Army, contribution of Naval Mutiny, among others.
Tributes also poured in from various quarters for revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary on Wednesday. The three young men were hanged on this day in 1931 at the Lahore Central Jail. Union Home Minister Amit Shah described Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru as “strong pillars of the Indian independence movement whose … sacrifices still inspire (people) to serve the nation”.
Congess leader Rahul Gandhi said the ideas of the three martyrs “will remain immortal forever. Whenever a voice will be raised against injustice, these martyrs will have an expression in that voice”. BJP President J P Nadda said he wished to pay his humble tributes to the three men. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that he bowed to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, “the immortal icons of the country’s freedom movement… Every countryman will always be indebted to their immortal sacrifice”.
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, who were all members of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA), were hanged on charges of killing a police officer in Lahore. They were to be hanged on March 24 but their execution was forwarded by 11 hours and they were hanged on March 23, 1931 evening. UNI
