SAS Nagar, August 15: Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal today paid floral tributes at the 30-feet-high statue of Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh at Nishan-e-Inquilab Plaza, located outside Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali.
She said that legendary freedom fighters like Sardar Bhagat Singh sacrificed their lives for the noble cause of India’s freedom struggle. The Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government has installed this statue to keep alive the memories and contributions of these great martyrs for generations to come, she added.
The Deputy Commissioner further said that as we celebrate completion of 78 years of independence, we must remember that the freedom we enjoy today is the result of the supreme sacrifices made by our great freedom fighters.
She was accompanied by SDM Mohali, Damandeep Kaur,Naib Tehsildars Harsh Garg and Harjot Singh, and SDO PWD (Electrical) Gaurav Mani.