Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, the BJP, and Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann paid homage to revolutionary freedom fighter Kartar Singh Sarabha on his birth anniversary, hailing his courage, sacrifice, and pivotal role in the Ghadar Movement.
Tributes Pour in for Ghadar Movement Hero
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday paid tribute to revolutionary freedom fighter Kartar Singh Sarabha on his birth anniversary, remembering his courage, sacrifice, and contribution to India's independence movement. Rekha Gupta, in a post on X, hailed Sarabha as a symbol of unparalleled bravery and said his life continues to inspire generations. "On the birth anniversary of the great hero of the Ghadar Movement and the symbol of unparalleled valor, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji, we offer him millions of salutations. The supreme sacrifice and patriotism of this young revolutionary, who laid down his life at a tender age for the freedom of Mother India, remains an eternal source of inspiration for every generation. His life, dedicated to the welfare of the nation, will forever inspire us to offer everything for the sake of the country," she wrote. गदर आंदोलन के महानायक और अप्रतिम वीरता के प्रतीक शहीद करतार सिंह सराभा जी की जयंती पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन। माँ भारती की स्वतंत्रता के लिए अल्पायु में ही अपने प्राण न्योछावर करने वाले युवा क्रांतिकारी का सर्वोच्च बलिदान और राष्ट्रप्रेम हर पीढ़ी के लिए प्रेरणास्रोत है। देशहित के… pic.twitter.com/8flvMIpvkJ — Rekha Gupta (@gupta_rekha) May 24, 2026
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also paid homage, remembering Sarabha's martyrdom at a young age for India's freedom struggle. "On the birth anniversary of the immortal martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha, who ascended the gallows at just 19 years of age for the independence of Mother India, millions of salutations," the party said on X. मां भारती की स्वाधीनता के लिए मात्र 19 वर्ष की आयु में फांसी के फंदे पर झूलने वाले अमर शहीद करतार सिंह सराभा की जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन। pic.twitter.com/GlWi9Qytbw — BJP (@BJP4India) May 24, 2026
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government also commemorated the revolutionary, stating that the state remembers him with reverence on his birth anniversary. "Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government remembers with reverence the great revolutionary martyr Sardar Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji on his birth anniversary," Government of Punjab's X post read. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government remembers with reverence the great revolutionary martyr Sardar Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji on his birth anniversary.#KartarSinghSarabha#ਕਰਤਾਰ_ਸਿੰਘ_ਸਰਾਭਾ#GovernmentOfPunjab#ਪੰਜਾਬ_ਸਰਕਾਰ pic.twitter.com/8fFCnc0Jg1 — Government of Punjab (@PbGovtIndia) May 24, 2026
Boxer and actor Vijender Singh also paid tribute, calling Sarabha a great revolutionary and freedom fighter. "Humble tributes to revolutionary and freedom fighter Kartar Singh Sarabha ji on his birth anniversary," Singh's X post read. Humble tributes to revolutionary and freedom fighter Kartar Singh Sarabha ji on his birth anniversary 🙏🏽#kartarsinghsarabha pic.twitter.com/m4Fj2RJ3ik — Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) May 24, 2026
Who Was Kartar Singh Sarabha?
Kartar Singh Sarabha (May 24, 1896 - November 16, 1915) was one of the youngest and most prominent revolutionaries of the Ghadar Movement. Born in Ludhiana, Punjab, he went to the US at the age of 16 for studies, where he witnessed racial discrimination against Indian immigrants. This experience deeply shaped his nationalist outlook. While in California, Sarabha became associated with the Ghadar Party, a revolutionary organisation formed in 1913 to overthrow British rule in India. He played a key role in editing and printing the Punjabi edition of the party's newspaper Ghadar, which spread anti-colonial ideas among Indians worldwide. After the outbreak of World War I, he returned to India in 1914 to help organise an armed uprising within the British Indian Army. However, the planned revolt of 1915 was betrayed, leading to the arrest of several revolutionaries. Sarabha was eventually captured and tried in the Lahore Conspiracy Case. Despite his young age, he refused legal defence and accepted death with defiance, considering sacrifice for the motherland as an honour. He was executed on November 16, 1915, at the age of 19. His courage and ideology deeply inspired freedom fighters, including Bhagat Singh, who regarded him as his "guru." (ANI)
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