NCC cadets remember Bhagat Singh

Our Correspondent

Jalandhar, April 12

To honour the supreme sacrifice made by Shaheed Bhagat Singh for the sake of our motherland, Jalandhar NCC Group led by Brigadier Advitya Madan organised a function in his remembrance on the eve of Baisakhi here.

Brig Advitya Madan eulogised Bhagat Singh and his unmatched deeds and said that Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter and a social revolutionary of Punjab who became a great symbol for whole of our country. He said, “Bhagat Singh proved himself to be the youngest revolutionary in the world in his era, wherein, he made the greatest impact on the then Indian freedom fighters by his brave and courageous deeds. He was no less than a General”.

He said that he not only possessed exceptional soldierly qualities but also impressed everyone with his scholastic attributes. Not many know that Bhagat Singh won several literary awards during his school and college days including a prestigious prize of the best essay in which he had amplified all the problems being confronted by Punjab at that point of time. Even during the days when he was in prison, his writings prove that he had a flair for pen, too. This commemoration of Bhagat Singh at Jalandhar was part of overall celebrations of 75 years of independence being organised at national level. The scope of the function was expanded to include a plog run and a motivational talk on ‘No to Plastics’ by Sonia. Mrs Ashu also left the audience spellbound by her inspiring talk on our independence movement. Other dignitaries who graced this well organised function were Col Narinder, Commanding Officer of Girls Bn and the Principal of Lyalpur Khalsa College of Engineering, Jalandhar. The audience comprising mainly, the youths of NCC ended the day with the pledge to fire on all cylinders to live up to the reputation of our heroes of the likes of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, one of the great heroes of our state.