Today is the martyrdom day of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. On this day in the year 1931, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev had kissed the noose laughingly while shouting slogans of Inquilab Zindabad in the Lahore Central Jail. On this occasion, emotional tributes are being paid to these martyrs across the country including Punjab.

Akashvani correspondent reports that fairs will be organized every year on the pyres of martyrs, this will be their last trace – On these lines, special martyrdom functions are being organized at Bhagat Singh’s native village Khatkarkalan in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab and National Martyrdom Memorial at Hussainiwala in Firozpur district. On 23rd March 1931, the last rites of the three martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were performed in Hussainiwala itself. After the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Durga Bhabhi, wife of his close friend Bhagwati Charan Vohra, who was herself a revolutionary warrior, had said, “The gallows became his pavilion, the noose became his garland and death became his bride.” – Salutes to these brave freedom fighters who became immortal for the country.