Manish Tiwari writes to PM urging Bharat Ratna for Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Manish Tiwari has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna for Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, amid controversy over conferring the award to Hindutva icon V D Savarkar.
In his letter dated Oct 25, the Lok Sabha MP said Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev inspired an entire generation of patriots against British imperialism with their unrelenting resistance.
He wrote in the letter, "I would like to draw your kind attention towards the fact that Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev inspired an entire generation of patriots by their unrelenting resistance to British Imperialism and later their supreme sacrifice on the 23rd of March, 1931,"
"If on 26th of January, 2020 all three of them are honoured with the "Bharat Ratna". They are formally conferred with the honorific of "Shaheed-E-Azam. The Chandigarh Airport located in Mohali is named as Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Airport, Chandigarh (Mohali). This gesture would touch the hearts and souls of 124 crore Indians," the letter read.
Tiwari posted the letter on his Twitter handle and tweeted: "My letter to H’onble Prime Minister @narendramodi formally requesting him to accord Bharat Ratna to Shaheed-E-Azam’s Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev. Formally Confer the honorific of Shaheed-E-Azam on them & dedicate Chandigarh Airport located in Mohali in memory of Bhagat Singhji."
My letter to H’onble Prime Minister @narendramodi formally requesting him to accord Bharat Ratna to Shaheed-E-Azam’s Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev.Formally Confer the honorific of Shaheed-E-Azam on them & dedicate Chandigarh Airport located in Mohali in memory of Bhagat Singhji pic.twitter.com/PfqduZq8oi
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) October 26, 2019
The controversy erupted earlier this month after Maharashtra BJP in its election manifesto suggested Savarkar be named for Bharat Ratna.
Congress which believes that Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse was inspired by Savarkar's philosophy, had reacted sharply to the suggestion.
(Photo Courtesy: Manish Tiwari Twitter Page)
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