New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday unveiled a statue of Bhagat Singh in a Malviya Nagar park on Shaheed Diwas and criticised the opposition for questioning BJP govt’s commitment to patriotism.
Taking a swipe at the opposition, she recalled how they had earlier raised a furore over Bhagat Singh’s picture after her govt assumed office. “They asked questions, but when Bhagat Singh’s statue was broken earlier, they never spoke about its repair. Where was their patriotism then? Today on Shaheed Diwas, we have installed a new statue because we truly honour our national heroes,” she told a gathering.
“It is a very special occasion for me as two important people in my life — Malviya Nagar MLA Satish Upadhyaya and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj — are present here,” she said. “I want to tell Bansuri that she has a lot of work ahead in carrying forward the legacy of former CM Sushma Swaraj,” she said.
The unveiling comes after a controversy last month over the damaged statue of Bhagat Singh at the same park in Malviya Nagar. Upadhyaya accused AAP MLAs of neglecting the statue’s condition.
