CM Nayab Saini pays tribute to Bhagat Singh on birth anniversary
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On the birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini offered a reverential tribute on Monday, 28 September 2026, invoking the revolutionary's courage as a living call to build a stronger India — not merely a moment of remembrance.
In his message posted in Hindi, Saini described Bhagat Singh as 'क्रांति की अमर गूंज, राष्ट्रभक्ति की अमिट मिसाल' — 'the immortal echo of revolution, an indelible example of patriotism' — and offered koti-koti naman (countless salutations) to the martyr. He underscored that Bhagat Singh's bravery, sacrifice, and unwavering love for the nation constitute a glorious legacy in Indian history.
A revolutionary's ideas, a generation's fuel
Saini's tribute was pointed in its outward direction: toward India's youth. He wrote that Bhagat Singh's ideas continue to ignite in young Indians the spirit of dedication to the nation, self-respect, and the courage to raise their voices against injustice. It is a line that carries particular resonance on a day when students and civic groups across the country gather at memorials bearing the martyr's name.
The Chief Minister closed with a direct call to action — urging citizens to internalise Bhagat Singh's ideals and contribute to building a 'powerful and prosperous India' by keeping national interest paramount. Few commemorations end with that kind of forward charge.
Bhagat Singh's birth anniversary and its political weight
Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September 1907 in the Lyallpur district of undivided Punjab — today's Pakistan — and was executed by British colonial authorities on 23 March 1931 at the age of 23. His brief, blazing life — marked by the Lahore Conspiracy Case, the Assembly bomb incident, and an unapologetic revolutionary philosophy — has made him one of the most enduring icons of India's independence struggle. His birth anniversary and his martyrdom day on 23 March are both observed nationally every year.
For BJP leaders at the state and national level, tributes to Bhagat Singh on this date form a consistent strand of political communication — linking the moral authority of the freedom struggle to contemporary themes of national development and youth empowerment. Saini, as Chief Minister of Haryana, a state with deep cultural ties to the Punjab region that Bhagat Singh called home, participates in this tradition with particular symbolic weight.