JAMMU, March 23 -- The Freedom Fighters Memorial Association, Jammu & Kashmir, today commemorated Shaheedi Diwas (Martyrs' Day) at Maharaja Hari Singh Ji Park, Bikram Chowk, Jammu, in solemn remembrance of the supreme sacrifice of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev, who were executed on this day in 1931. The event was organized to pay homage to the immortal martyrs and to honour their unparalleled contribution to India's freedom struggle.
Speaking on the occasion, S.K. Sharma, Retired Commissioner of Income Tax and Chairman of the Association, stated that India paid a very heavy price to attain independence from British rule. He observed that a peaceful society has repeatedly borne the cost of freedom through loss of life, wealth, ...