Martyr Rajguru’s 116th birth anniversary observed at Lahore High Court
Hoshiarpur, August 24
Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation, Pakistan, observed the 116th birthday of legendary martyr Rajguru, who was hanged along with Bhagat Singh on March 23, 1939, while he was only 22 years old. His birthday was celebrated at the Jinnah Lounge of the Lahore High Court Bar under the chairmanship of Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi, Chairman of Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation.
A cake-cutting ceremony was also organised. Mian Ghulamullah Khan Joya, advocate, Supreme Court was the chief guest. Muhammad Sohail, advocate at Supreme Court, human rights leader Shahid Naseer and advocates Tawqir Chaudhary, Shafiq Khokhar, Junaid Ahmed Pracha, Waraich and Muhammad Arif Khan spoke on the life of Rajguru. They said brave and courageous people like Rajguru were born after centuries and were a ray of light in the darkness.
Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi, the chairman of Shahid Bhagat Singh Foundation, Pakistan, said, “In the Saunders murder case, which was registered against Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukh Dev on December 17, 1928, at the Anarkali police station in Lahore, the names of these three were not mentioned in the FIR. The three were hanged on the black warrant issued by the Registrar of Lahore High Court, while issuing black warrant is the job of the court, and not the Registrar.”
He said Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan PM, should award Pakistan’s highest civilian award ‘Nishan-a-Pakistan’ and similarly Indian PM Narendra Modi should award India’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. He also demanded that the life and struggles of these three be included in the curriculum in Pakistan.
