Advocating Bharat Ratna for Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said this would be a real tribute to our great martyr.
After paying floral tributes to martyrs, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev, and inaugurating the Amar Shaheed Jyoti at Hussainiwala, Badal said the International Airport at Mohali would be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
He said after getting consent of Punjab and Haryana, the Central Government has already taken decision in this regard.
Badal said Bharat Ratna would be the real tribute to Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh. He said for educating the people visiting Hussainiwala about its historical importance, a light and sound system would be set up here soon.
He said it’s a matter of great pride that out of total sacrifices in freedom struggle, contribution of Punjabis was more than 80 per cent and for paying tribute to their sacrifices, the Punjab Government was constructing Jang-E-Azadi Memorial in the state.
Paying tributes to the martyrs, Punjab BJP president Kamal Sharma said the Amar Shaheed Jyoti at Hussainiwala was a symbol of communal harmony and integrity. He said very soon a light and sound system would be installed here with a cost of Rs5.5 crore and once it starts working, a 25-minute long programme would be organised every evening. He said Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma had already given his approval for this project.
On this occasion, the Deputy CM also welcomed a Cycle Yatra from Khatkar Kalan which was organised by Pedallers Society of India and also planted a tree sapling in the sand collected from the birth places of the great martyrs. He also inaugurated the Kabaddi tournament organised by Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev Memorial Society.