Today’s history: 93 years ago, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar threw a bomb in the Central Assembly, 11 months later the British hanged

It is dated 8th April 1929. The Viceroy was presenting the ‘Public Safety Bill’ in the Central Assembly of Delhi. After this this bill was to become law. The audience gallery was packed. As soon as the bill was introduced, there was a loud bang in the house. Two people hurled bombs in the middle of the house raising the slogan of ‘Inquilab Zindabad’.

These bombs were thrown by Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. While throwing the bomb, care was also taken that it does not harm anyone’s life. As soon as the bomb exploded, there was a loud noise and darkness fell in the assembly hall. There was chaos in the whole building. Panicked people started running outside.

However, both the revolutionaries who threw the bombs stood there. Raising slogans of Inquilab Zindabad, he also threw some pamphlets in the house. It was written in it – “Blasts are needed to hear the deaf ears.”

Both handed themselves over to the police. After this feat, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt became the heroes of Indian youth.

What were the bills against which the bomb blasts took place?
The revolutionaries were opposing the ‘Public Safety Bill’ and the ‘Trade Disputes Bill’. The ‘Trade Dispute Bill’ had already been passed, in which all kinds of strikes by workers were banned. The ‘Public Safety Bill’ was to give the government the right to detain suspects without trial. The purpose of both the bills was to suppress the voices rising against the British government.

Batukeshwar Dutt sentenced to life imprisonment and Bhagat Singh hanged
Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt were found guilty in the assembly bomb case. In this, both were sentenced to life imprisonment and Batukeshwar Dutt was sent to Kala Pani Jail. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were also convicted for the murder of Saunders. On 7 October 1930, the decision came that Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru should be hanged on 24 March 1931, but feared by the anger of the public, the British government hanged these heroes only in the midnight of 23-24 March.

Nehru-Liaquat Pact after 6 days of talks
Pakistan was carved out of India in 1947. After this the displacement of people of both the countries continued. There were many questions in the minds of the minorities of both the countries. To secure the rights of minorities and to eliminate the possibility of future war, an agreement was signed between India and Pakistan on this day in 1950.

This is known as the Nehru-Liaquat Pact or the Delhi Pact. After six days of talks, the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan signed the agreement.

It was only after this that both the countries formed minority commissions in their respective countries. It was also opposed at the time of the agreement itself. In protest, the Nehru government’s Industries Minister Syama Prasad Mookerjee resigned. Mukherjee, the leader of the Hindu Mahasabha, had called the pact a Muslim appeasement.

Mangal Pandey was hanged
Mangal Pandey was hanged on 8 April 1857. He was a soldier of the Barrackpore Regiment of British India. Mangal Pandey and his companions had an important role in the revolt of 1857. He was convicted of shooting, assaulting and killing English officers.

Other important events that took place in the country and the world on April 8 are as follows-