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Bibi Prakask Kaur:
Bhagat Singh's Last Surviving Link
CHAMAN LAL
Bibi Prakash Kaur, 93, who lived with her son Rupinder Singh in Toronto, Canada, passed away on September 28, 2014.
She was the sister and last surviving link of the great revolutionary hero of the Independence Struggle, Sardar Bhagat Singh. Coincidentally, she died on his anniversary.
Hours before she died, members of India's Aam Aadmi Party who happened to be in Canada, visited her though she was in no condition to respond. She had been bedridden for the last seven years.
Her husband Harbans Singh died more than a decade ago.
Bibi Prakash Kaur was in the news during the years of the genocide in Punjab, when she fought for justice after her daughter’s brother-in-law was killed by the police in an "encounter" -- a term reserved for the rampant fake encounters and extra-judicial killings by the government authorities in India. The case became a major issue in Punjab.
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1: Rup Singh (Canada), October 04, 2014, 4:41 PM.
Rest in peace, dear lady. Words are not enough to show appreciation for your family's sacrifices.