The Pakistan government has now cancelled the plan to rename Lahore's Shadman Chowk after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Also, now Bhagat Singh's statue will not be installed at the Chowk. This plan has been cancelled after the comment of a retired military officer in Lahore High Court (LHC). Also, the government of Punjab province has said that Bhagat Singh was not a freedom fighter. Rather, he was a terrorist in today's definition, along with this the government of Punjab province of Pakistan has given this information to the High Court. Three arguments have been given in the High Court on behalf of the Punjab Pakistan government. On the basis of which they have told about cancelling their plan.
False honor given to Bhagat Singh - Pakistan
Let us tell you that this reply has been filed by Commodore Retired Tariq Majeed, who is included in the committee formed by the government. The Punjab government of Pakistan has said in its reply to the Lahore High Court that an NGO Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation is making a case for renaming Lahore's Shadman Chowk as Bhagat Singh Chowk. This is a plan based on false propaganda and should not be allowed to succeed. Bhagat Singh's character is being promoted as a great revolutionary freedom fighter and martyr. This is false honour. None of this can have any kind of impact on him.
No role in freedom struggle
Bhagat Singh had no role in the freedom struggle. He was not a revolutionary but a communist - a terrorist in today's terms, because he killed a British police officer and for this he and his companions were sentenced to death. He was a criminal. Calling this criminal a martyr is an insult and deliberate insult to the concept of martyrdom in Islam.
Malvinder Singh Kang said- Indian government should intervene
Now in this case, the leader and MP of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Punjab, India, Malvinder Singh said that Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh is the source of inspiration for crores of people. He has supporters in Pakistan too. It is very sad and painful that the government of Pakistan Punjab has given such an affidavit in the High Court. Aam Aadmi Party demands Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in this matter. Also, we condemn the language used. These words should be removed from the records of the High Court.