Pakistan's Audacious Move Against Bhagat Singh! Declares India's Revolutionary a Terrorist
No longer to be called Shaheed-e-Azam Square, Pakistan opposes Bhagat Singh's name on landmark.
Pakistan’s Punjab state government has sparked controversy by refusing to recognize India's revolutionary freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, as a martyr or hero, instead labeling him a "terrorist."
This step was taken following a retired military officer’s assertion, who suggested that Bhagat Singh should not be commemorated as a revolutionary but as a criminal. Bhagat Singh had been accused of conspiring against the colonial government and was famously involved in the killing of British police officer John P. Saunders.
In response to a contempt petition filed by Imtiaz Rasheed Qureshi, Chairman of the Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation, Lahore Metropolitan Corporation, represented by Assistant Advocate General Asghar Leghari, reported that plans to rename Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh and to install a statue were canceled due to Commodore (retired) Tariq Majeed’s remarks.
The Lahore High Court had previously directed the renaming of Shadman Chowk to honor Bhagat Singh, but this order has yet to be implemented. The Bhagat Singh Foundation now intends to serve a legal notice to Commodore (retired) Majeed in response to his controversial comments.