Bhagat Singh Tributes
Indian Leaders Honor Bhagat Singh on His 119th Birth Anniversary Amid Village Access Complaints
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Indian leaders marked Bhagat Singh’s 119th birth anniversary with tributes praising his courage, patriotism and sacrifice. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav described him as an enduring inspiration, while Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged people—especially young people—to put national duty first and draw on his ideals to pursue education, skills and social progress. A commemorative event in Muzaffarnagar featured patriotic songs and tributes to freedom fighters. In Bhagat Singh’s ancestral village of Khatkar Kalan, however, residents and community groups said security restrictions around official events make it difficult for locals and visitors to reach the village, and called for more accessible arrangements.
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Yogi Adityanath noted that Bhagat Singh was only 23 when he gave his life for the country, and urged people to resist casteism, addiction and other social evils.
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Khatkar Kalan sarpanch Sukhwinder Singh said police restrictions can begin as far away as the railway crossing, leaving residents unable to reach their own homes; he said even the sarpanch is stopped.
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The article recounts that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1929, protesting the passage of the Public Safety and Trade Disputes Bills. Vithalbhai Patel, then Assembly President, was in the Speaker’s chair.
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The Muzaffarnagar gathering at Gandhi Vatika also marked the Amritotsav of Vande Mataram, alongside Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary.
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