Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said February 15 would be commemorated as “Shahid Diwas” in memory of the 34 freedom fighters who were killed by police in Tarapur town.
This incident took place on February 15,1932, when a group of young freedom fighters had planned to hoist the INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG at Thana bhavan in Tarapur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had referred to the Tarapur massacre in his Mann ki Baat radio address of January 2021.