A Pakistani court has expressed displeasure over not following the court’s order regarding naming Shadman Chowk in Lahore after Indian freedom struggle hero Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.
Also, on Monday, a notice was issued to the provincial government and district administration of Punjab on the petition requesting contempt action against three top officials.
Lahore High Court Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza issued notices to Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, Deputy Commissioner Lahore Rafia Haider and the city administrator on the petition filed by Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation Pakistan.
Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi, chairman of Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation, said after the hearing, “Lahore High Court issued notice to the respondents till March 26 to respond to the contempt petition for not renaming Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh.” ‘
Qureshi said the Lahore High Court in 2018 had ordered the government to name Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh, where he was hanged in 1931.
“But both the provincial and district governments deliberately did not follow the order of the Lahore High Court, thus committing contempt,” he said.
Bhagat Singh fought for the independence of India and at that time the country was undivided. Therefore, a section in Pakistan considers Shaheed-e-Azam as the joint heritage of both India and Pakistan.