Delhi Parks to be Named After Unsung Freedom fighters-DDA

Parks in Delhi will be named after the overlooked freedom fighters, about whom citizens don’t know, in India’s freedom struggle. DDA (Delhi Development Authority) sent the list of 16 parks to the Delhi government. This step is taken by LG Anil Baijal. The proposition will be examined and discussed by the State Names Authority. This initiative is a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. DDA has shared the list of 16 identified parks and the names of freedom fighters.

The 16 heroes identified by a separate committee include names such as Asaf Ali, an advocate who defended Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt, who had thrown a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929; Bhai Balmukund, who lobbed a bomb at Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy of India, at Chandi Chowk on December 23, 1912; Master Amir Chand, who was an accused in the Lahore bomb case; and Lala Hardayal, who formed the Ghadar Party; Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, General Shah Nawaz Khan, Gobind Behari Lal, Satya Vati, Colonel Prem Sahgal, Basanta Kumar Biswas, Dr Shushila Nayyar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Brij Krishna Chandiwala, Swami Shraddhanand and Deenbandhu CF Andrews will also have parks and building named for them.
Plaque with a brief description of the freedom fighters will be installed in the parks consisting the details of their roles so that the visitors may know about them.
A book is also in process on the lives of these unsung heroes of India.

Parks and Freedom fighters: