| Shaheed Udham Singh statue in dire straits |
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| Written by Sanjay Bumbroo, Tribune News Service | |
| Thursday, 02 August 2007 | |
 Amritsar.The statue of Shaheed Udham Singh is going to the bins. Kamboj Sabha has brought this to the notice of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, chief secretary Punjab, secretary local bodies and municipal corporation commissioner. The sabha claimed that the polish and the slates at the base of the statue have come off and the area was filled with water and filth as a result of which the whole area was stinking. Even various political parties have put up banners at the site due to which the statue was not visible to the people, said sabha president Harbans Singh Kamboj. The sabha president in a missive to the Chief Minister, chief secretary Punjab, local bodies secretary and MC commissioner, has urged them to take immediate steps for the upkeep of the monument and grant permission for the maintenance of the martyr’s statue situated at Hall Gate chowk in the holy city. The members said the pathetic situation prevailing there came to their notice when they had gone to the chowk to pay obeisance to the martyr on Udham Singh’s 81st martyrdom day. Sabha general secretary Jagjit Singh Kotli said they would soon meet commissioner Hussan Lal in this regard and seek details about the money spent on the upkeep of the monument. He alleged that a gardener appointed by the authorities was working at the house of a senior officer of the corporation. The members said if the corporation grants the approval to the sabha for its maintenance they would engage a gardener on permanent basis who would be responsible for maintaining the greenery around the statue. He said the sabha would also seek views of the experts to install lights near the statue to beautify the area. |
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