Row over new Bhagat Singh Statue: BJP chief writes to CM, says statue doesn’t resemble martyr’s photos in public area
An argument has damaged out over a brand new statue of Bhagat Singh put in at Jalandhar’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chowk on Martyrs’ Day that was noticed on Tuesday. In a letter to CM Amarinder Singh, former BJP minister Manoranjan Kalia has identified that the brand new statue doesn’t resemble the photographs of the martyr obtainable in public area.
Kalia, in his letter to CM, has additionally demanded a probe on this matter.
Apart from the BJP, the SAD too has attacked the Congress, calling it an insult to Bhagat Singh.
Congress MLA from Jalandhar North Bawa Henry and Mayor of Municipal Corporation, Jagdish Raja, had inaugurated the newly put in statue.
In his letter, Kalia wrote, “In the name of beautification, the statue of Shaheed Bhagat Singh has been replaced with a new 5-ft statue, by Municipal Corporation but the newly installed statue of Shaheed Bhagat Singh does not resemble his photographs available in the public domain.”
He added: “The pedestal upon which the 5-ft statue stands is only 11 inch in height and if any person goes pay tribute the height of the person will be taller than the statue which is disrespectful to the tall martyr. Also the name of Bhagat Singh has not been mentioned on the pedestal or anywhere. The name of Bhagat Singh only appears on the plaque that mentions Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chowk in small letters while the names of the persons who inaugurated it are much bigger than this.” Saying that such blunders shouldn’t be ignored, the letter additional mentioned: “Bhagat Singh is our national hero and deserved much respect not such callous approach by the corporation and local Congress leaders who did not care to have statue resembling his photos.”
Kalia has demanded an inquiry to repair accountability for this act and likewise demanded restoration of the general public cash wasted on the fallacious statue. He has known as for changing the statue with a brand new one by some established sculptor.
Mayor Jagdish Raja admitted that the statue doesn’t resemble photos of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and warranted that will probably be changed.
