'Will make efforts for martyr status for Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru'

Khatkar Kalan (SBS Nagar): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday that the Punjab government will make strenuous efforts for getting martyr status for Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Rajguru and Shaheed Sukhdev.

Interacting with the family members of Shaheed Bhagat Singh including Teji Sandhu wife of his nephew Abhay Sandhu, Anush Priya daughter of Abhay Sandhu, Prabhdeep Singh Beniwal, Hakumat Singh Malhi, Zorawar Singh Sandhu, Gaurav Sandhu, Kannagi Sandhu and others here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister assured them that all our efforts would be made to get status of martyr for the legendary hero of Indian Freedom struggle, who laid his life at a tender age.

He bemoaned that it is unfortunate that even after more than 70 years of Independence this status has not been bestowed to him. Mann said that the entire nation will ever indebted to this great martyr for steering the country out of clutches of British imperialism.

Seeking fulsome support of people to realise the dreams of Shaheed-e-Aazam Bhagat Singh, the Chief Minister said that the Aam Aadmi Party government is committed to cherish the aspirations of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and carve out a harmonious and egalitarian society.

He said that the young hero of freedom struggle had sacrificed his life at a young age for emancipating the country from clutches of foreign imperialism.

Mr Bhagwant Mann said that the state government will leave no stone unturned to cherish the aspiration of the iconic hero.

The Chief Minister bemoaned that those who had been at the helms of affairs in the country and state had done nothing tangible for realising dream of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.