Kamlesh KaliAmbala, Nov. 6 -- Haryana Energy Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said the newly inaugurated Rs 800-crore Martyrs' Memorial in Ambala Cantonment would give long-overdue recognition to the unsung heroes of the 1857 uprising, asserting that historical records showed Indian soldiers had revolted against British rule in Ambala nearly nine hours before the rebellion in Meerut.
Addressing a gathering after union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 22-acre "Azadi Ki Pehli Ladai Ka Shaheed Smarak", Vij said the memorial was the culmination of more than two decades of efforts to preserve a neglected chapter of India's freedom struggle.
He said research by historian K.C. Yadav, former head of the History Department at Kurukshetra Unive...