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Bhagat Singh and his two associates have been hanged. The Congress made many attempts to save their lives and the Government entertained many hopes of it, but all has been in a vain.
Bhagat Singh did not wish to live. He refused to apologize, or even file an appeal. Bhagat Singh was not a devotee of non-violence, but he did not subscribe to the religion of violence. He took to violence due to helplessness and to defend his homeland. In his last letter, Bhagat Singh wrote --" I have been arrested while waging a war. For me there can be no gallows. Put me into the mouth of canon and blow me off." These heroes had conquered the fear of death. Let us bow to them a thousand times for their heroism.
But we should not imitate their act. In our land of millions of destitute and crippled people, if we take to the practice of seeking justice through murder, there will be a terrifying situation. Our poor people will become victims of our atrocities. By making a dharma of violence, we shall be reaping the fruit of our own actions.
Hence, though we praise the courage of these brave men, we should never countenance their activities. Our dharma is to swallow our anger, abide by the discipline of non-violence and carry out our duty.
March 29, 1931
M K Gandhi
thts wht called as diplomatic aproach,,,,,,,,,,Bhagat Singh was a hero at tht time,,,,he was so popular in common indians,,,,ke ohdi popularity ton so called rashater pita was not happy.,,,, and Actually Gandhi wanted him to apologize to Govt so badly....doven paase gaandhi ne apni bachauni si....ehmmm,,,,socho je ohne maafi mangi hundi,,,,isse gandhi te ehi duniya ne gadaar te darpok kehna si bhagat singh nu,,,,,te je na manda taan sidhi faansi,,,,,dovein tarah naal bhagat Singh naa da kaanta jehra free india ch gaandhi di shoharat lai rukwat ban sakda si,,,,oh door hunda si,,,,,Bhagat Singh ne changa kita maafi nahi mangi,,,,,shaheed hoya but ankh naal taan hoya,,,,i salute to him.
thanx dhillon for the post though coz atleast gandhi de apne words vich eh likhya hoya ke "Bhagat Singh was not a devotee of non-violence" atleast koi hun iss thread ch eh ni kahu ke he was a big fan n follower of gandhi.
P.s. I Dont like gandhi(though its not a hate),,,,so I accept tht most of the times,,,,i tend to over view few gud aspects of his personality.I m aware tht I can be biased with him a bit:-D .