Mohali: Martyr Bhagat Singh’s nephew dies of Covid
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Mohali: Martyr Bhagat Singh’s nephew dies of Covid
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BATHINDA: Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh’s nephew Abhay Singh Sandhu, 63, died of Covid on Friday. He breathed his last at a hospital in Mohali, where he was admitted a few days ago. Abhay, son of Bhagat Singh’s brother Kulbir Singh, had gone to the farmer protest site at Singhu on February 23 along with his family members, when the 140th birth anniversary of his grand uncle Ajit Singh was observed as Pagri Sambhal Jatta day. Speaking to TOI then, he said, “We want the government to repeal the laws at the earliest and if these are not repealed by March 23 (the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh), I will sit on hunger strike.” “Although he was not completely fit on March 23 but his health deteriorated and he was hospitalized on April 3. He passed away today of Covid,” Bhagat Singh’s sister’s son Prof Jagmohan Singh told TOI. Abhay had contested the assembly polls from Nawanshahr (Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar) in 2012 on PPP ticket. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh condoled his death and recalled his immense contribution in propagating Bhagat Singh’s ideology.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-05-15
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Chandigarh