 Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 31: J&K Freedom Fighters' Association (JKFFA) today organised a programme to observe the Death Anniversary of Shaheed Udham Singh at Dogra Shourya Sthal, Amphalla, under the chairmanship of its President Ved Gandotra which was attended by a large number of people and Luthra Academy school students and Staff.
State President, Akali Dal, Gajan Singh Khalsa was the Chief Guest on the occasion who said Udham Singh was a true patriot who fought against the British empire and was hanged to death on July 31, 1940, in Pentonville Prison in London.
The speakers, in their address, said Udham Singh was a "real hero and an inspiration to thousands of revolutionaries" who fought for the country's freedom.
They said today's generation should study the freedom movement in detail.
Throwing light on the life of martyr, they said perturbed by the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh, Udham Singh took an oath to eliminate General Dyer at any cost and went to London to execute his decision.
Members also paid candle light tributes to Udham Singh and observed a two-minute silence in his memory.
Prominent persons present on the occasion were Rajiv Mahajan (State President Shri Ram Sena), Sardar Sukhminder Singh Maini, J.J Singh, Th. Karnail Chand, Kamal Sharma, Deepak, Gaurav and others. |
