Question

When was the bronze statue of Bhagat Singh installed in the Parliament of India?
A.26 January 2010
B.15 August 2009
C.15 August 2008
D.15 August 2007

Answer 1

Hint: Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907. He was an Indian nationalist who was one of the most prominent figures of Indian revolutionaries. He was sentenced to death in the Lahore Conspiracy case wherein he killed DSP Saunders to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. The statue of Bhagat Singh was installed in the Parliament to celebrate Indian independence and remember his valuable contribution to the cause.

Complete step by step answer:
Bhagat Singh was born in Pakistan. As a child, he witnessed his family engaging in activities towards India’s freedom struggle. He was drawn to the cause from a very young age. He defied the British by burning his textbooks. He supported Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement(NCM) in the beginning. However, when Gandhi called off the NCM because of the Chauri Chaura incident involving the killing of twenty-two policemen, Bhagat Singh turned to revolutionary nationalism. He was an atheist who didn’t believe in capitalism. He was deeply disturbed by the Jallianwala Bagh incident and violence against Akali protestors (1921). His contributions to the Indian movement of freedom struggle are significant. In 1926, he founded the Naujawan organization by rallying peasants and workers. In 1928, he established the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) along with Sukhdev, Chandrashekhar Azad, and others. In a Lathi charge instigated by Superintendent of Police, James Scott, Lala Lajpat Rai died due to sustained injuries. To avenge his death, Bhagat Singh and his revolutionaries through mistaken identity shot Saunders, and then fled from Lahore. This was the Lahore Conspiracy Case. On eight April 1929, Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw pamphlets, pre-revolutionary slogans, and a bomb in the Central Assembly at Delhi, from the Visitors’ Gallery. In the one-sided trial that followed in 1929, both Singh and Dutt were sentenced to transportation for life. Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were sentenced to death. They were hanged on 23 March 1931. Therefore, in India, the date is observed as ‘Martyrs’ Day’ or ‘Shaheed Diwas’ or ‘Sarvodaya Day’ in their honor. To mark Bhagat Singh’s contribution, the 18-foot bronze statue, made by renowned sculptor, Ram Suthar, was placed in the parliament.

So, the correct answer is Option C.

Note: Bhagat Singh never intended to physically harm anybody. His intent was ‘to make the deaf hear.’ Even in the Central Assembly Bombing Case (1929), nobody was hurt in any manner whatsoever. To quote Bhagat Singh, ‘They may kill me but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit.’