Giving life back to Sukhdev’s house
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LUDHIANA: Shaheed Sukhdev's ancestral house in Naughara Mohalla,
which has been lying in a shambles, will be restored to its earlier
glory. The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered the government to
get the renovation done in four months with a central grant of Rs 81 lakh.
The HC decision comes as major relief to the family members of the martyr, who say that finally, the house will get proper attention.
The state government had declared the house national property and had locked it since January 16, 2012 on the orders of the high court. The home was reopened after being closed for 15 months in June this year.
The high court had formed a 3-member committee to look into the maintenance of the house. The committee had held its first meeting on May 31.
Meanwhile, the court has also allowed the Shaheed Sukhdev Memorial Trust to be associated with the restoration work.
The HC noted that the archaeology department is stated to have already been taken the conservation work. And consultants have been entrusted with the task of preparing the detailed project report.
Expressing his happiness, Ashok Thapar, nephew of martyr Sukhdev Thapar and president of Shaheed Sukhdev Memorial Trust, "We are delighted with the decision. It's also good that the trust will be part of the committee formed to look into the restoration work," he said.
Thapar said it was he who had got this house vacated from the possession of a family, which lived as tenants, so that this memorial could be given its due respect. "Since then, I had been fighting a battle for its renovation and restoration. I had to file a case in this regard against the Punjab government in 2012 and the court has finally given us justice," he added.
Amit Rawal, counsel for Shaheed Sukhdev Memorial Trust, said, "Our main issue was the restoration of the memorial and the involvement of the trust in the committee."
The HC decision comes as major relief to the family members of the martyr, who say that finally, the house will get proper attention.
The state government had declared the house national property and had locked it since January 16, 2012 on the orders of the high court. The home was reopened after being closed for 15 months in June this year.
The high court had formed a 3-member committee to look into the maintenance of the house. The committee had held its first meeting on May 31.
Meanwhile, the court has also allowed the Shaheed Sukhdev Memorial Trust to be associated with the restoration work.
The HC noted that the archaeology department is stated to have already been taken the conservation work. And consultants have been entrusted with the task of preparing the detailed project report.
Expressing his happiness, Ashok Thapar, nephew of martyr Sukhdev Thapar and president of Shaheed Sukhdev Memorial Trust, "We are delighted with the decision. It's also good that the trust will be part of the committee formed to look into the restoration work," he said.
Thapar said it was he who had got this house vacated from the possession of a family, which lived as tenants, so that this memorial could be given its due respect. "Since then, I had been fighting a battle for its renovation and restoration. I had to file a case in this regard against the Punjab government in 2012 and the court has finally given us justice," he added.
Amit Rawal, counsel for Shaheed Sukhdev Memorial Trust, said, "Our main issue was the restoration of the memorial and the involvement of the trust in the committee."
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