Shadman Chouck, now formally Baghat Singh Chouck, a small victory in Lahore, Pakistan
28th September, 2012
Dear all,
One
small victory: Shadman Chouck named formally yesterday by Lahore
administration as Baghat Singh Chouck. This is the place where Baghat
Singh was hanged by British imperialism on 23rd March 1931.
A
decent friendly media coverage yesterday of our Baghat Singh
birthday celebration might have an effect on the mind set of the Lahore
administration.
This was our demand, that is met, we will celebrate this victory again this week after consultation with the committee.
The next target is to build a Baghat Singh Azadi museum at his native home in village Bingha in Tehseel Jaranwala.
Here is the link of Daily dawn news confirming the name change.
Farooq Tariq
Bhagat Singh Chowk henceforward
From the Newspaper | Our Staff Reporter | 1 hour ago
LAHORE,
Sept 29: District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal on Saturday
directed City District Government of Lahore officials to rename Shadman
Chowk (roundabout) as Bhagat Singh Chowk.
Mr
Mengal passed this direction to CDGL Chief Publicity Officer Dr Nadeem
after a man requested him at Town Hall to rename the spot as Chaudhry
Rehmat Ali Chowk.
“You
know who Bhagat Singh was. He was martyred at this place (Shadman
Chowk) after he fought the British army by raising a slogan of
revolution in the subcontinent,” the DCO argued.
He
said all citizens, including Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and Christians, had
equal rights under the Constitution of Pakistan and no one
should raise any objection to the decision.
He
ordered the officials to immediately place a board indicating Bhagat
Singh Chowk besides issuing a public notice in the print media for
seeking public comments.
The DCO also ordered the officials to rename Jail Road Chowk (near PIC/Services Hospital) as Chaudhry Rehmat Ali Chowk.
The
DCO told Dawn the decision to rename Shadman Chowk was an
acknowledgement of the revolutionary spirit of Bhagat Singh for the
subcontinent.
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