Confer Bharat Ratna award on Bhagat Singh: Mann to Centre
The Punjab CM said bestowing the Bharat Ratna on Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, Shaheed Rajguru, Shaheed Sukhdev, Lala Lajpat Rai and others will enhance the prestige of this award.
Statesman News Service | Chandigarh | November 16, 2022 5:35 pm
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday, batted for conferring Bharat Ratna award on Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha and other legendary martyrs who had sacrificed their lives during the national freedom struggle.
Addressing a gathering at Sarabha in Ludhiana during a state-level function to mark the martyrdom day of the Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha here at his native village, the CM said bestowing the Bharat Ratna award on Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, Shaheed Rajguru, Shaheed Sukhdev, Lala Lajpat Rai and others will enhance the prestige of this award.
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He said these great martyrs really deserve this award because they had made supreme sacrifices for emancipating the country from foreign clutches, adding he urged the Union government to confer this award to them. Mann also demanded national martyr status for Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha adding that the state government will flag this issue with the centre.
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The CM said due to strenuous efforts of the state government, the Mohali Airport has been named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. A notification to this regard has already been issued by the Union government.
Bhagwant Mann further said that naming the airports, universities and other institutions in the name of these iconic martyrs is important to perpetuate their glorious legacy.
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