CM Yogi Adityanath salutes heroes of Kakori train action, says 'freedom means prosperity for the poor'

Recalling the martyrdom of the revolutionaries at the Kakori memorial site, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that our country was definitely forced to be a hostage for some time under foreign invaders and foreign rule but the people of the country never accepted it.

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday paid tribute to the heroes of Kakori train action and honored the families of the martyrs,  including the family of Param Vir Chakra winner Manoj Pandey, at the Kakori Shaheed Smarak in Lucknow.

Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, "Our heroes challenged the British Government by looting the British treasury in Kakori in 1925. Veer P Ramprasad Bismil, Thakur Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaq Ullah Khan were sentenced to death by the British government for their involvement in the Kakori conspiracy. Rajendranath Lahiri was hanged on December 17 itself. The sacrifice of these four revolutionaries proved to be a milestone for India's independence.”

Recalling the martyrdom of the revolutionaries at the Kakori memorial site, Yogi said that our country was definitely forced to be a hostage for some time under foreign invaders and foreign rule but the people of the country never accepted it.