Received from MS Bhatia on Wednesday 1st Oct 2025 at 17:08 Regarding Bharat Nagar Square Ludhiana
Dispute of Handing over Bharat Nagar Chowk to traders
Ludhiana: 1st October 2025: (Media Link Ravinder/ /Ludhiana Screen Desk)::
Nowadays, slogans of nationalism are heard more but in practice, the things and issues related to nationalism are ignored and disrespected. Something similar is happening with the butt of a great martyr of Ludhiana. This great martyr Major General Bhupinder Singh, who showed bravery during the war with the plagues, had shown unparalleled bravery. That is why the statue of this great martyr and the Patton tank that won the war with Pakistan used to be adorned in Bharat Nagar Chowk of Ludhiana.
The CPI has also come out on this issue. The party has said that the government should respect the martyrs and give them due respect. Martyrs are not respected by just putting up photos in offices.
The party leaders said that we would like to remind that when the roundabout of Bharat Nagar Chowk was completed and lights were installed, the statue of martyr Major Bhupinder Singh was removed from here. This statue was first installed near the Government College for Girls and then outside the Rose Garden. The place where this statue has been installed is not at all suitable for this statue.
Communist Party of India Ludhiana City Secretary MS Bhatia has demanded that now that the roundabout has been built again at Bharat Nagar Chowk and the administration also wants to decorate it, then the statue of Major Bhupinder Singh and the tank brought by him from Pakistan should be decorated at the same place and given due respect without any delay.
This square should not be commercialized. By accepting this demand and re-decorating the statue there, the long-standing demand of the people of Ludhiana will also be fulfilled. We once again request the administration that the feelings of the people should be respected. The city residents get patriotic spirit and inspiration from the statues installed in the square.
Traders can advertise themselves anywhere. Traders should themselves research the martyrs of Ludhiana and Punjab and build new squares and intersections. New roads and new halls should be built. There are also many Ghadri Babas in Ludhiana. The heirs of the martyrs have also been living in Ludhiana.
