Bhubaneshwar (Orissa): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Orissa recently came heavily on the move of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which termed the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as terrorist in the Civil Services Main Examinations. RSS reaction came after a question in the Civil Services Main Examination, conducted by UPSC, asked the students to evaluate the "revolutionary terrorism" of one of the best-known martyrs of Indian freedom struggle-Bhagat Singh. The question was part of the general studies part-I paper which was held recently. (These attacks on freedom-fighters is the result of the secular education system. Congress has history of denigrating Hindu icons and Deities ! – Editor) "The word terrorism has negative connotations in the minds of the masses and the UPSC tried to equate Osama bin Laden and other terrorists with Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, and we will not allow it to happen," said RSS.
The Sangh further said, "This is an insult to freedom fighters. How can Bhagat Singh be equated with Osama Bin Laden? It is ironic that even after sixty odd years of our Independence, we have not been able to judge the role of our revolutionaries and give them proper respect. Should those heroes be branded as ‘terrorists’, who kissed the gallows with smiles on their faces, without showing any traces of fear and died with only one slogan inquilab zindabad on their lips?" RSS asked.
Source: organiser.org
