LAHORE: The 95th death anniversaries of three revolutionary leaders from the pre-Partition era – Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukh Dev – who were hanged by the British rulers on March 23, 1931, were observed at the Shadman Chowk here on Monday.

The event to mark their death anniversaries was organised under the auspices of the Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion, foundation Chairman Imtiaz Rasheed Qureshi said that Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukh Dev were a symbol of resistance against oppression, tyranny and injustice.

“These revolutionaries transcended the artificial barriers of religion, race and borders, raising the banner of humanity, peace and freedom,” he said.

The foundation’s patron-in-chief Raja Zulqarnain, Senior Vice Chairman Malik Ihteshamul Hassan, Dr Shahid Naseer and Syed Waqar Hussain Shah said that Bhagat Singh’s message still gave the message that mosques, temples, churches, and gurdwaras were the centres of peace, justice and harmony.

They said that Bhagat Singh represented a shared heritage of the subcontinent, which could not be divided.

During the event, a resolution was passed urging both Pakistani and Indian governments to confer their highest civil awards upon Bhagat Singh.

Another resolution demands that Lahore’s Shadman Chowk be renamed after Bhagat Singh.

It was further proposed that commemorative postal stamps and coins be issued in the freedom fighter’s name and that his struggle be included in the national curriculum so that the younger generation may understand the true spirit of freedom and resistance.

Singh was hanged by the British rulers, along with his comrades, Raj Guru and Sukh Dev, after being tried on charges of hatching a conspiracy against the British regime.

Singh was initially jailed for life, but later awarded death sentence in another case.

Published in Dawn, March 24th, 2026