Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that his government would soon take up the issue to retrieve the pistol and diary of Shaheed Udham Singh from the United Kingdom with Union Ministry of External Affairs.
Talking to Reporters on the sidelines of the state level function organised on 82nd martyrdom day of Shaheed Udham Singh, the Chief Minister said that the ashes of the martyr were returned to India after 40 years that too with great deal of efforts. He said that as now the pistol of Shaheed Udham Singh is in Scotland with which he killed the then Lt. Governor of Punjab Michael O’Dwyer and a diary is also somewhere there.
He said the Government of India should further take up this matter with the British High Commission so as to get these back. After getting these proud possessions of the legendary martyr from abroad, it would be kept in the museum here for the general public as the government intends to make this historic memorial as world class.
To another query, the Chief Minister said there are several memorials like Jallianwala Bagh, Hussainiwala and now the newly built Shaheed Udham Singh and soon another memorial in the memory of numerous unknown heroes of freedom struggle would be constructed so as to pay glowing tributes to these sons of the soil. He said such monuments always remind us of our glorious legacy of valour and are instrumental in imbibing the spirit of patriotism amongst youngsters.
CM PAYS TRIBUTE TO SARDAR UDHAM SINGH
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday paid heartfelt tributes to the great revolutionary Sardar Udham Singh on his Martyrdom day.
In a message, Khattar said that the entire nation will always remember the supreme sacrifice made by the martyr to safeguard the integrity of the nation and his dedication towards the motherland. Recalling the revolutionary step of the martyr, he said that Udham Singh worked as a one-man army and went to London to avenge the loss of innocent countrymen who were massacred in the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
Calling upon the youth, the chief minister said that everyone should take inspiration from the martyrdom of such great revolutionaries and come forward to contribute in nation-building so as to maintain the integrity and pride of the country. He said that the sacrifice of the martyrs reminds us of our patriotic heritage and great tradition. "We can pay true tribute to such valiant bravehearts only by following the path of sacrifice and patriotism as shown by them," he added.