Chhattisgarh to get tallest statue of Shaheed Bhagat Singh

Raipur: A 25-feet tall statue of great freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh will be set up in Chhattisgarh's Sanjay Nagar area.

The proposed statue will be the tallest memorial of Bhagat Singh in the country.

The administration will allocate Rs 19.50 lakh for the statue.

On the 86th death anniversary of Bhagat Singh on Thursday, CPI(M) Lok Sabha MP MB Rajesh (CPIM) demanded that the Chandigarh International Airport be named after the martyr.

At present 18-foot bronze statue of freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh is set up at the Parliament House Complex.

The statue was carved by renowned sculptor Ram V Sutar.