Gorakhpur :

Various programs were organised in Gorakhpur to mark birth anniversary of Pt Ram Prasad Bismil on Thursday.

Rashtriya Sewa Parishad and Uttar Pradesh Yuva Kalyan Sangathan paid floral tributes to the freedom fighter, organised a seminar and a special prayer at Bismil Park.

The photograph of Ram Prasad Bismil was garlanded at Gorakhpur journalist association office.

While speaking on his life, Dr Ashok Srivastav, a social activist said, “Ram Prasad Bismil sacrificed his life for the country. He participated in Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918, and Kakori conspiracy of 1925 against British Empire. He was hanged in Gorakhpur jail on December 19,

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Varanasi / TNN / June 12th, 2015