Punjab Govt to widen road leading to martyr Sukhdev’s ancestral house

Ludhiana, March 24

The Punjab Government has deputed SDM Dr Baljinder Singh to acquire land for widening the road leading to ancestral the house of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar at Mohalla Naughara from Chaura Bazaar area. According to the information, around 40 sq yards area would be acquired for the project. On Tuesday, Ludhiana DC Varinder Kumar Sharma had announced the project.

The All-India Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Memorial Trust had been demanding for a direct way from Chaura Bazaar to the birth place of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar at Mohalla Naughara for a long time.

The SDM said there is a structure on a piece of land which is to be acquired. “We will follow the required process to acquire the land”, he said.

In 2019, the Municipal Corporation had taken action to remove the alleged encroachment near Chaura Bazaar after members of the trust had demanded from the administration to make direct way to the martyr’s ancestral house.

Ashok Thapar, kin of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar, said, “We have been raising the demand to make a direct way from Chaura Bazaar to the house for a long time. The government has also assured us that a direct way will be made soon. The government has also announced to renovate the martyr’s birthplace. If the direct way is constructed from Chaura Bazaar, the visitors can easily reach the birthplace of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar.” — TNS