Manmohan Singh visits Indian National Army Memorial at Red Fort

Reacting to a news report regarding the poor upkeep of the INA Memorial, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today visited the memorial at Salimgarh inside the Red Fort complex.

New Delhi, July 10 : Reacting to a news report regarding the poor upkeep of the INA Memorial, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today visited the memorial at Salimgarh inside the Red Fort complex.

Dr. Singh walked around the campus and visited the rooms in which INA detainees were kept, and the museum where photographs and uniforms are on display.

An INA uniform worn by Colonel Prem Kumar, riding boots and coat buttons of Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, photographs of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and others were on display during the visit.

In one of the galleries, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavated material and photographs were on display.

Expressing concern over the poor upkeep of the museum and premises, Dr. Singh hoped such places of historical importance would be brought alive in the interest of the general public.

Concerned departments are seized of the matter and appropriate action would be taken, Dr. Singh was told.

The Prime Minister's Office has been instructed to direct the concerned ministry to take necessary action.

The INA Memorial was originally a guard room constructed by the British Army in 1916. Many prisoners were detained at the Red Fort during the historical INA trial.

ANI