Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid homage to Amar Shaheed Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary. CM Chouhan offered garland at his portrait in the auditorium at the residence office.
Amar Shaheed Mangal Pandey, who blew the bugle call of the freedom struggle in the country, was born on July 19, 1827 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. Martyr Mangal Pandey played an important role in India's first freedom struggle in 1857. He was a soldier of the 34th Bengal Infantry of the East India Company. He is respected as a hero of the freedom struggle. In 1984, a postage stamp was issued by the Government of India in honour of the martyr Mangal Pandey for his significant role in India's freedom struggle.