Ludhiana: Blood camp marks martyr Sukhdev's birth anniv; kin disappointed by govt no-show
blood donation
camp was organised at the birthplace of martyr
Sukhdev Thapar
in Naughara Mohalla to mark his birth anniversary. A total of 189 people participated by donating blood. However, his descendants expressed disappointment with the state govt for not attending the event.
The martyr's descendant, Ashok Thapar, expressed his gratitude to the dignitaries who attended the birth anniversary of martyr Sukhdev. However, he condemned the Punjab govt and the district administration for ignoring the martyr's birthday. He said the chief minister, cabinet ministers, MLAs, and deputy commissioner belonging to the ruling party not paying their respects is an insult to the martyr. Only senior deputy mayor Rakesh Prashar and councillor Aman Bagga visited the martyr's ancestral house.
He said the Aam Aadmi Party, which regards Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh as its icon and uses his image in every govt office to garner support, did not find time to pay respects at the birthplace of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar, who laid down his life alongside Bhagat Singh. Even Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has not visited the martyr's birthplace even once during his three-year rule. On Wednesday, the chief minister even returned from a programme at a distance of only a hundred metres from the birthplace.
Earlier in the day, the martyr's descendant Ashok Thapar, along with the trust members, anointed the statue of Shaheed Sukhdev with Panchamrit and offered flower garlands. After the Panchamrit bath, representatives of social, religious, political, and business organisations remembered Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar by offering oblations in the Havan Yagna.
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