Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann declares public holiday on March 23 on occasion of Shaheed Diwas
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday declared a public holiday on March 23, which is celebrated as 'Shaheed Diwas'
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday declared a public holiday on March 23, which is celebrated as 'Shaheed Diwas'
<p>March 23 is celebrated as Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day in India. The day commemorates the hanging of India’s three freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru. The three young freedom fighters, who believed in the ideology of making some noise to wake up the slumbering British rulers, were hanged by the colonialists […]</p>
<p>Today is Shaheed Diwas, on this day Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Shivraj Rajguru were hanged by the English. His patriotism was rebellion to the British and these three heroes were sentenced to death. After Independence, this day was celebrated as Martyrs Day as Martyrs Day. Today those martyrs are being remembered all over the country. […]</p>