He further requested the prime minister and the Union education minister to include a chapter on the Saragarhi Battle in the curriculum in all Indian languages. The Rajya Sabha member also announced allocating INR 50 lakh from his MPLADS fund for the renovation, beautification and development of the Saragarhi Memorial in Ferozepur in Punjab.
AAP MP Vikramjit Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a chapter on the Battle of Saragarhi and the bravery of Sikh soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice should be included in school textbooks. While speaking at a function to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the battle, he said, the bravery of the soldiers cannot be summed up in words.
He further requested the prime minister and the Union education minister to include a chapter on the Saragarhi Battle in the curriculum in all Indian languages. The Rajya Sabha member also announced allocating INR 50 lakh from his MPLADS fund for the renovation, beautification and development of the Saragarhi Memorial in Ferozepur in Punjab.
Eminent historians, defence experts and people from every walk of life paid tributes to the 21 Sikh soldiers who fought the Saragarhi Battle with immense valour and courage.
The Battle of Saragarhi was a last-stand battle fought before the Tirah Campaign between the British Raj and Afghan tribesmen. On 12 September 1897, an estimated 12,000 – 24,000 Orakzai and Afridi tribesmen were seen near Gogra, at Samana Suk, and around Saragarhi, cutting off Fort Gulistan from Fort Lockhart. The Afghans attacked the outpost of Saragarhi were thousands of them swarmed and surrounded the fort, preparing to assault it. Led by Havildar Ishar Singh, the 21 soldiers in the fort—all of whom were Sikhs—refused to surrender and were wiped out in the last stand. The post was recaptured two days later by another British Indian contingent.
All the 21 soldiers involved in the battle were posthumously awarded the Indian Order of Merit, which was the highest gallantry award that an Indian soldier could receive at the time. The Indian Army's 4th battalion of the Sikh Regiment commemorates the battle every year on 12 September, as Saragarhi Day.
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