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Indian Politician Triggers Controversy by Referring to Bhagat Singh as 'Terrorist'

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A parliamentarian from India's state of Punjab on Friday sparked controversy with a comment on Bhagat Singh.While talking to the media on Thursday, Simranjit Singh Mann, chief of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) party and newly-elected MP from Sangrur constituency, said: "Bhagat Singh had killed a young English naval officer, he had killed an Amritdhari Sikh constable, Channan Singh. He hurled a bomb at the National Assembly at the time. Now you tell me whether Bhagat Singh was a terrorist or not."Punjab’s governing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) upped the ante against Mann as the party demanded an apology from him for the comment, which allegedly hurt sentiments and disrespected the freedom fighter.AAP parliamentarian Raghav Chadha also condemned Mann's remarks, as he said in a tweet that it is “shameful that some call him a terrorist.”Congress politician and former deputy state chief of Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa also condemned Mann's comment and even suggested to “differentiate between those who give their lives for the country and those who give their lives against the country.”Want to know more? Check out our Koo & Telegram accounts!Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/sputniknewsSputnik India: https://t.me/sputniknewsindia

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Indian Politician Triggers Controversy by Referring to Bhagat Singh as 'Terrorist'

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© AP Photo / Mahesh Kumar AA member of a left wing party holds a portrait of Bhagat Singh as they participate in a candle light rally to pay tribute to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru who were executed by the British on March 23, 1931, in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, March 23, 2021

A member of a left wing party holds a portrait of Bhagat Singh as they participate in a candle light rally to pay tribute to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru who were executed by the British on March 23, 1931, in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 15.07.2022

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Bhagat Singh is revered by many as a revolutionary freedom fighter in India, as he, along with Sukhdev and Rajguru, plotted the assassination of the then superintendent of police, James Scott, in Lahore (now part of Pakistan), to avenge the death of freedom fighter and politician Lala Lajpat Rai.

A parliamentarian from India's state of Punjab on Friday sparked controversy with a comment on Bhagat Singh.

While talking to the media on Thursday, Simranjit Singh Mann, chief of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) party and newly-elected MP from Sangrur constituency, said: "Bhagat Singh had killed a young English naval officer, he had killed an Amritdhari Sikh constable, Channan Singh. He hurled a bomb at the National Assembly at the time. Now you tell me whether Bhagat Singh was a terrorist or not."

Punjab’s governing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) upped the ante against Mann as the party demanded an apology from him for the comment, which allegedly hurt sentiments and disrespected the freedom fighter.

Sharing a video where Mann “insulted the freedom fighter,” the party sharply condemned the comment and said that “Punjabis are connected to the ideology of Bhagat Singh.”

Aam Aadmi Party Says Simranjeet Singh Mann has Insulted Freedom Fighter Bhagat Singh

AAP parliamentarian Raghav Chadha also condemned Mann's remarks, as he said in a tweet that it is “shameful that some call him a terrorist.”

AAP's Raghav Chadha Condemns Simranjit Singh Mann's Statement on Bhagat Singh

Congress politician and former deputy state chief of Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa also condemned Mann's comment and even suggested to “differentiate between those who give their lives for the country and those who give their lives against the country.”