JALANDHAR: Calling Doaba the heartland of martyrs, Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday said that this region was the epicentre of the Ghadar and Babbar Akali movements which spearheaded the freedom struggle against British imperialism.
In his address after unfurling the Tricolour on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, the chief minister greeted the people of the state while recalling the countless sacrifices made during Independence movement by several iconic revolutionaries.