Citizens to remember first war of Independence

Lucknow: The battlecries and victory sounds that reverberated in Ismailganj adjoining Chinhat on June 30, 1857 will echo once again when the historic

Battle

of Chinhat is remembered in a tribute on Friday. The spot is opposite the new high court building.

Lighting torches in the evening and taking the pledge to preserve the country’s unity, integrity and brotherhood, citizens under the banner of 1857 Nationalist Forum will come together to relive the sectarian unity of the nationalist movement at the venue of the battle fought. There will also be a water kiosk at the venue organised in the name of the country instead religion. A nukkad sabha on the freedom struggle of 1857 will also be held from 6:30pm opposite gate numbers 4 and 5 of the high court.

“It is important for all of us to understand our shared history that tells us how Hindus and Muslims were equally involved in the Independence struggle. It was after the British lost in Chinhat that they divided us on the lines of Hindi-Urdu and Hindu-Muslim, something that we are still paying the price for,” said Deepak Kabir, one of the organisers of the event.

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Demand to rename flyover, crossing

The 1857 Nationalist Forum has put forth a charter of demands in memory of the battle of Chinhat. The demands include renaming the Ismailganj-high court flyover ‘1857 Memorial Connecting flyover’, renaming any one of the crossroads in the area around high court ‘1857 victory crossing’, renaming either of the Ismailganj wards ‘1857 revolution ward’ and construction of a victory pillar to commemorate the events of 1857 and the Indian freedom fighters.

There should be a memorial of the Battle of Chinhat

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