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| Kranti Dal pay tributes to Chandra Shekhar Azad | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 27: Kranti Dal today paid tributes to the freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad on his 82nd death anniversary at its city office, Indira Chowk, Jammu chaired by its president Raj Roop Singh and general secretary Pritam Sharma. While speaking on the occasion, Pritam Sharma said that his value will continue to inspire the people of country. Chandrashekhar, a fearless revolutionary and a great freedom fighter, was born on July 23, 1906 in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. During his stay in Varanasi he was highly inspired by the Non-Cooperation Movement of Mahatma Gandhi. He actively participated in the movement for which he was sentenced to fifteen lashes of logging at the age of 15. In the court he addressed himself as 'Azad', and gave his father's name as 'Swadhin' and his mother's name as 'Dhart Ma'.
With endurance, courage and fortitude he tolerated all the lashes. With each stroke of the whip he shouted 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. From then, he was honored and titled as 'Azad' by the local Indians. Thereafter, he got the name Chandra-shekhar Azad. When he was released, he took a pledge that he would never be arrested by the Britishers and will die as a free man.When the Non Cooperation Movement was suspended due to Chauri-Chaura incidence, Azad switched over to armed revolution and formed 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association' with other revolutionaries to spread the message of complete independence. For British Government, he was a terrorist because he killed John Poyantz Saunders to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai.
On 27th February 1931, Azad was betrayed by one of the associates who informed the British Police. In Alfred Park, Allahabad he was besieged by the British police.
He fought bravely for quite some time but seeing no other way he shot himself and fulfilled his desire to die a 'free man'. A great Indian leader, Chandrashekhar Azad was the heart of all revolutionary leaders and his poetic composition, 'Dushman ki Goliyon Ka Hum Samna Karenge, Azad Hee Rahein Hain, Azad Hee Rahenge' is still recited by Indian soldiers fighting for free.Kranti Dal also demanded the install of Bhagat Singh Statue before his birth anniversary. Others who were present on the occasion included Jagdish Sudan, Rajinder Bhagat,Vijay kumar,Rohit Kumar, Akhil Gandotra,Neeraj Dhiman, Ravi Sharma,Veer Kumar,Mahesh Raina,Mohinder Raina,Rakesh Mehta,Som Raj Manhas,Ajay Kumar,Varun Gupta,Tarun Gupta,Deepu,Laleet Kummar,Tilak Raj etc. |
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