Sunam: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that it is unfortunate that the descendants of traitors, who sided with the Britishers, during Indian freedom struggle, are now questioning the credentials of martyrs.

Addressing the gathering here during a state level function to mark martyrdom day of Shaheed Udham Singh here today, the Chief Minister said that no one has any right to pose question mark over the contribution of great martyrs for their motherland. However, he said that it is unfortunate that those who swear by constitution to enjoy fruits of power raise question mark on the supreme sacrifice of martyrs. Bhagwant Mann reminded the people that when our great national heroes and martyrs were waging war against the atrocious British regime some traitors were siding with the imperialist forces.

The Chief Minister said that those people who had felicitated Britishers had bruised the psyche of every freedom fighter and martyr. Bhagwant Mann said that it is unfortunate that descendants of such traitors are now questioning the credentials of martyrs. He said questioning the credentials of martyrs to eulogize the atrocities of Britishers is a sin and those indulging in such heinous acts are doing an unpardonable crime.

Paying rich tributes to Shaheed Udham Singh, the Chief Minister said that this true son of soil had in a heroic act exhibited exemplary courage by killing Michael O’ Dwyer, the prime perpetrator of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He said that the supreme sacrifice made by this son of the soil at the altar of national freedom struggle helped the country to overthrow the yoke of British Imperialism. Bhagwant Mann also recalled the unparalleled sacrifice made by legendary martyrs like Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Udham Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha and others during the Indian freedom movement.

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New Delhi: Sangrur MP Simranjit Singh Mann has raised the issue of not being a Sikh judge in the Supreme Court. The Debate on the Family Court Amendment Bill was going on in the Lok Sabha in which the opponents raised the issue of delay in appointment of the judge.

Simranjit Mann said Union law minister Kiren Rijiju was worried that there were no judges from Bihar and Jharkhand in the Supreme Court.

But, I am worried that there is no Sikh judge in the Supreme Court.

Simranjit Mann has recently been elected MP from Sangrur and is an avowedly pro-Khalistan.

Recently, he had called Shaheed Bhagat Singh a terrorist after becoming an MP. His statement caused a lot of uproar across the country.

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab has asked them to apologise. At the same time the opponents also attacked Mann for his remarks against freedom fighters.

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Sangrur: Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) candidate Simranjit Singh Mann won the Sangrur by-election after 23 years. He had won from this constituency in 1999.

It is a major embarrassment for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party as its candidate Gurmail Singh remained on second position despite the fact Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal himself campaigned for him aggressively.

It was a direct contest between Mann and AAP’s Gurmail while other candidates were even not in the competition to win this poll throughout the counting. It is also a huge disappointment for Akali Dal, whose candidate SAD fielded Kamaldeep Kaur, sister of Balwant Singh Rajoana, lost with huge margin.

After winning the seat, Mann said, “I am grateful to our voters of Sangrur for having elected me as your representative in parliament. I will work hard to ameliorate the sufferings of our farmers, farm-labour, traders and everyone in my constituency.”

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