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The NSS and NCC Wings of I.K. Gujral University, Kapurthala today commemorate the Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev at its main campus. The program was attended by more than 250 NSS volunteers and NCC Cadets. The students recited poems and sang patriotic songs on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion Dr. S. K. Mishra, Registrar of the university appreciated the efforts put in by the students to commemorate the Martyr’s Day today. He said that one of the important aspects of education is to apprise students about the supreme sacrifices made by our great freedom fighters. He said Shaheed E Azam title was given to the S. Bhagat Singh because of his exemplary dedication and rock solid commitment towards his motherland and we should never forget his fight to root up the colonial rule from our country.
Dr. Chander Parkash, NSS Program Coordinator told various aspects of the life of Bhagat Singh. He told the students that Rajguru was the youngest among the three of them and he was so keen to lay his life for the country that he told both Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev Thapar that he will be hanged first. He also said that Bhagat Singh was a great scholar of Sanskrit and Arya Samaji. He won national level essay competition in Sanskrit organized by one of the great institution in Varanasi thrice in a row. He further added now since we have got the independence but our fight has not ended as yet. Only the enemy has got changed. Now we need to fight against poverty, unemployment and illiteracy.
Dr. Naveen Sharma, NCC Incharge appealed the students to conserve the rich heritage of freedom struggle and study the life of such freedom fighters so that they should get motivated and tell their stories their young fellow students, brothers & sisters. At the end, he thanked the all and the program ended with National Anthem