Tributes paid to martyrs at Bhojpur village

Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara: Floral tributes were paid to the martyrs who had sacrificed their lives during 1942 Quit India Movement at a function at village Lasardhi under Agiaon block in Bhojpur district on Thursday. The function was organized by the Bhojpur district administration. Labour Resource Minister cum minister incharge, Bhojpur district, Vijay Prakash garlanded the statues of 13 martyrs on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Vijay Prakash said that hundreds of people from Lasardhi, Dhakani, Chasi, Banauli, Berath, Ratnadh, Agiaon and other villages protested the foreign rule during the 1942 Quit India Movement. The English had cordoned off entire Agiaon block and tried to force the villagers to surrender but the brave sons and daughters of India preferred to die than to surrender. During their fight with the English, at least 13 persons including a woman were killed, the minister said. Among the martyrs who sacrificed themselves for their motherland were Giriwar Singh, Akali Devi, Mahadev Singh, Jagnnath Singh, Sabhapati Singh, Vasudeo Singh of Lasardhi, Shital Lohar, Ramdhari Pandey, Keshwar Singh, Ramdeo Sah, of Chasi and Shital Prasad Singh, Keshav Prasad of Dhakani village.

The minister presented the boundary and the main gate constructed by the Department of Tourism to the nation and also honoured the only surviving freedom fighter of the time, Gharbharan Singh.