Parvesh Sharma
Sunam Udham Singh Wala, July 31
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that it was unfortunate that the descendants of traitors, who sided with the Britishers during India’s freedom struggle, are now questioning the credentials of martyrs.
“No one has any right to put a question mark over the contribution of great martyrs to our motherland. It is unfortunate that those who swear by Constitution to enjoy the fruits of power raise questions on the supreme sacrifice of martyrs. When our great national heroes and martyrs were waging war against the atrocities of British regime, some traitors were siding with the imperialist forces,” said the CM while presiding over a state-level function at Sunam on the martyrdom day of Udham Singh.
“Great martyr like Shaheed Bhagat Singh do not need recognition from anyone because merely his name is enough to inspire millions of people to sacrifice their lives for country. Any controversy on his name and contribution in freedom struggle is undesirable. No one has any right to question his role in Independence movement,” said CM Mann.
On the occasion, Mann dedicated development projects worth Rs 22.59 crore including stadium at ITI Sunam (Rs 1.66 crore), new sub-tehsil complex (Rs 4.46 crore), bus stand (Rs 5.07 crore) for Cheema, new bus stand (Rs 2.54 crore) and stadium (Rs 3.58 crore) for Longowal and sewerage system worth Rs 5.28 crore for Sunam.
During the function, the CM also felicitated the relatives of Shaheed Udham Singh.
Listing the main achievements of the state government in a short time span, Mann said they have passed ‘One MLA, One Pension’ Bill, freed 9053 acre of prime land from illegal encroachers, provided 600 units of free power per billing cycle to every section of society as a result of which 51 lakh households out of total 74 lakh will get zero electricity bill in September and 68 lakh household will get zero power bill in January. Likewise, he said that 75 Mohalla clinics will be dedicated to people on coming Independence Day where people will get quality health and diagnostic services free of cost.
“All efforts would be made to bring back the belongings of all martyrs to their motherland. I would flag this issue with the Union government and ensure that the things associated with the martyrs are brought back to India. The belongings of martyrs along with their lives, philosophy and sacrifice would inspire the youth to serve the country selflessly,” said the CM.
Cabinet Ministers Harpal Cheema, Aman Arora and Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and MLAs Jaswant Singh, Varinder Goel, Narinder Kaur and Kulwant Pandori along with AAP leader Gumail Garachon, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Kumar Amit and others were also present.
No one can question the contribution of martyrs to our motherland: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
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