National Martyrs Memorial hussainiwala depicts an irrepressible revolutionary spirit of three national martyrs namely Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev who lit eternal flame of liberty by smilingly embracing martyrdom for the motherland. Shaheed Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the central assembly hall New Delhi on april,8 1929 to record their protest against the British rule in India. He and his two brave comrades Rajguru and Sukhdev were tried for shooting a british police officer Mr Saundras on the 17th December, 1928 these three revolutionaries were awarded death sentence. Following a hasty trial of the lahore conspiracy case they were executed a day earlier than the hanging scheduled in the central jail lahore at 7.15 pm on march 23,1931 the entire of lahore was in the grip of national fervor and there were apprehensions of revolt. The jail authorities broke the back wal of the jail and secretly brought the dead bodies of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and comrades here, on this spot at the bank of the river Sutlej for an ceremonial cremation. Mr B K Dutt died in Delhi on 19th July 1965 and as per his last will he was also cremated here.
Activities:
Tribute to National Martyrs
Patriotic Songs
Organized By:
LOCAL BODY DEPARTMENT (LOCAL ADMINISTRATION)
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FEROZEPUR
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE, FEROZEPUR
01632244008
www.ferozepur.nic.in
How to reach:
The nearest airport is AMRITSAR, which is 129 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Ferozepur, which is 12 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Ferozepur, which is 12KMs away.
Event Details:
Venue address: Hussainiwala Border, Firozepur
Date and Time: 23 Mar 2023 - 24 Mar 2023
9:00 AM - 5:20 PM
Ticket Information: Free
