Whether Gandhi tried to persuade the then Viceroy Lord Irwin with full sincerity of purpose to commute the death sentence is a matter of debate till today, but what is not so debated is the fact that in our history textbooks the role of armed revolutionaries in the freedom struggle is not given due recognition.
Narendra Modi paid tributes to freedom fighters on Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Diwas) and said that they made an unparalleled contribution.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party over the rally carried out by AAP before party leader and Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia was summoned by the CBI.
After Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that he has been summoned by the CBI on Monday, CM Arvind Kejriwal compared him with freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and termed this as the "second fight for freedom"
The launch ceremony of the drive was held at the Maulana Azad Medical College, while the Lok Nayak Hospital and the State Blood Cell organised the drive. Besides the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and senior officials of various departments were present at the event.
It is learnt that there were certain complications about the documents relating to the property ownership, which by now has been resolved.
Addressing a press conference, state Minister for Higher Education and Languages Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said the statement of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president Mann is shameful apart from being slanderous.
The Chief Minister then inspected the heritage park and issued appropriate guidelines regarding its maintenance.
The CM also felicitated the family members of the martyr. Earlier, the Chief Minister also paid tribute at Samadhi of late S Kishan Singh the father of martyr.
If Bhagat Singh had this strong feeling, it was based on the reality of a mass awakening of people inspired by the sacrifices of jailed revolutionaries who were on an indefinite fast. They were tortured just to accept food but they refused. They were beaten repeatedly and deprived of water.
