Quit India Movement anniversary: Freedom fighter honoured by President

MANSA: Freedom fighter Bihara Singh (93), who joined the Indian National Army (INA) at the tender age of 15 in 1942, was honoured by the Mansa additional deputy commissioner on behalf of the President on the 78th anniversary of the historic Quit India Movement on Sunday.
Recalling the days when he stood against the empire, Bihara Singh still displays the strength of spirit which fuelled him and his contemporaries.“I studied up to Class VIII and joined the INA formed by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1942. I remained in the war till 1945. Then I was held captive for 13 months at Rangoon (now Yangon) as a prisoner of war (PoW) and returned to India after Independence. I got married to Fateha Bai and have been honoured by the President on three occasions.”
According to him, life as a proud citizen of Independent India is all he could ask for. ADC Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu said he was elated to hand over the felicitation by the President to the freedom fighter. The President had sent angvastram and shawls to honour freedom fighters across the country who witnessed the Quit India Movement and participated in the freedom struggle.