BJP marks Bhopal's 1949 merger, seeks memorials to freedom heroes
Bhopal: The BJP city unit on Sunday marked the anniversary of Bhopal state's merger with independent India on June 1, 1949 by paying tribute to the forgotten heroes who led the struggle to free the city from the rule of the nawab.
The event, held at Bhopal Gate and Jumerati post office, saw Bhopal MP Alok Sharma hoisting the tricolour and releasing balloons to mark the beginning of the programme. Portraits of the merger movement's leaders were garlanded, and their stories of resistance, sacrifice and perseverance were recalled.
Speakers at the event said the warriors' persistent struggle despite atrocities by police of Bhopal nawab did bear the fruits but it took almost 2 years more for Bhopal to see the light of freedom.
The speakers on the occasion referred to Balkrishna Gupta, Ratan Kumar Gupta, Prof Akshay Kumar Jain, Pt Uddhavdas Mehta, Jamuna Prasad Mukhraiya, Master Lal Singh, Mathua Babu and other freedom fighters from Bhopal, who led the merger movement, who continued their struggle for freedom even after rest of India had attained freedom and the British had left the nation.
Sharma, in his address at the function, referred to firing by police of Bhopal nawab at Boras and referred to Ramprasad, Chhote Singh, Dhan Singh, Mangal Singh and Kaluram martyred in the firing.
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He said chests of the youth were riddled by bullets of the nawab police but they didn't allow the tricolour to bend or fall.
The freedom fighters, who hoisted the tricolour at the post office in Jumerati, were also arrested. He suggested that Bhopal's saga for freedom should be taught in schools separately and he would talk to the school education minister in this regard.
He further asked Bhopal mayor Malti Rai, who was also present at the function, to pass a resolution in the BMC general council for installation of late Ratan Kumar's statue at Jumerati post office.
BJP MP Sharma said a museum focusing on the merger movement of Bhopal should be established, so that the new generation of Bhopal knows about the struggle of their ancestors to get freedom. He also referred to women freedom fighters like Mohini Devi and Champa Charu and said women of Bhopal also contributed a lot in the merger movement.
Rai, chairman of BMC general council Kishan Suryavanshi and veteran leader Suresh Pachouri also addressed the gathering.
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