Ambala, May 10

The Jago Yuva Jago Manch today commemorated the sacrifice of the 1857 revolt heroes in Ambala Cantonment and appealed to the state government to start the construction of Shaheed Smarak soon.UV Singh, retired history lecturer from SD College, and a member of the manch, said the revolt started at Ambala Cantonment on May 10, but it was unfortunate that even after many years, the heroes of the revolt were unknown. Chief Minister Manhoar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of the Shaheed Smarak in May last year, but the construction had not started yet. He appealed to the government to start it as soon as possible.SP Singh, vice-president of the manch, said: “The school children are being taught that the 1857 revolt started from Meerut, while it has been proved by historians that the revolt started from Ambala. The Centre must take steps to change the course of history in text books.” — TNS