SILCHAR, May 19: People of Silchar today paid homage to the 11 martyrs of the language movement who sacrificed their lives on the fateful day of May 19, 1961 in police firing at the Silchar railway station. The day began with paying floral tributes at ‘Sahid bedi’ at the railway station, which had now been in writing for government approval for changing its name to ‘Ekadash Bhasa Sahid Station.’
At 8 am, people gathered at the Silchar Samshan Ghat, the crematorium to salute the sacrifice of the martyrs, whose bullet-ridden bodies were put to rite here. Hundreds of people, including just-elected MP Kabindra Purkaystha, marched to the crematorium chanting songs written on the glory of mother language. The scene then shifted to Gandhi Bag, where the permanent Sahid Bedi is situated. At 2.35 pm, the exact time the martyrs were killed in police firing on May 19, 1961.
People raised slogans in memory of the martyrs. Various cultural organizations performed street plays, recited poems written on the glories martyrdom of those brave people who sacrificed their lives for the sake of their mother-tongue.The whole day saw a number of programmes including a cultural show and seminar felicitation of the eminent personalities. In Assam University, the day was observed with due respect. A number of magazines were brought out on the occasion.
Sammilito Samskritik Mancha, a platform of various cultural organization of Silchar, performed street plays in various points of the town. The demand for renaming the Station as ‘Bhasa Shahid Station’ was the prime theme of the mancha. On the other hand, All Barak Youth-Student Association (ABYSA) launched a signature campaign demanding government recognition for the martyr. A Barak Art and Craft society paid their homage with paint and brush on a mammoth canvass. Innumerable ‘Shahid Bedi’s in every nook and corner of the town were adorned with flowers. THE SENTINEL
At 8 am, people gathered at the Silchar Samshan Ghat, the crematorium to salute the sacrifice of the martyrs, whose bullet-ridden bodies were put to rite here. Hundreds of people, including just-elected MP Kabindra Purkaystha, marched to the crematorium chanting songs written on the glory of mother language. The scene then shifted to Gandhi Bag, where the permanent Sahid Bedi is situated. At 2.35 pm, the exact time the martyrs were killed in police firing on May 19, 1961.
People raised slogans in memory of the martyrs. Various cultural organizations performed street plays, recited poems written on the glories martyrdom of those brave people who sacrificed their lives for the sake of their mother-tongue.The whole day saw a number of programmes including a cultural show and seminar felicitation of the eminent personalities. In Assam University, the day was observed with due respect. A number of magazines were brought out on the occasion.
Sammilito Samskritik Mancha, a platform of various cultural organization of Silchar, performed street plays in various points of the town. The demand for renaming the Station as ‘Bhasa Shahid Station’ was the prime theme of the mancha. On the other hand, All Barak Youth-Student Association (ABYSA) launched a signature campaign demanding government recognition for the martyr. A Barak Art and Craft society paid their homage with paint and brush on a mammoth canvass. Innumerable ‘Shahid Bedi’s in every nook and corner of the town were adorned with flowers. THE SENTINEL
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