Amit Shah Salutes India's Revolutionaries, Hails Haryana's Historical Significance

Home Minister Amit Shah saluted the valour of the heroes of the 1857 revolution Nana Saheb Peshwa, Maharani Laxmibai, Tatya Tope, Azimullah Khan, Begum Hazrat Mahal, the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and Babu Kunwar Singh, who showed indomitable courage at the age of 80. The Home Minister underlined the historical and cultural importance of Haryana and said that this is the holy land where the Vedas were created and the Saraswati flowed. Referring to the heroic tradition of Raja Nahar Singh and Rao Tularam, he said, despite being a small state, the largest number of jawans in the Indian Army come from Haryana. Haryana tops the medal tally in national and international sports. When the country needed food grains, its farmers filled the country's granaries.