Speaking at the occasion, Ravi Shankar Prasad ( Union minister for Communication and Information Technology) said that The Kuka Movement marked the first major reaction of the people in the Punjab to the new political order initiated by the British after 1849. The Namdhari Movement, of which the Kuka Movement was the most important phase, aimed at overthrowing the British rule.
The sacrifices made by people of Punjab will be always remembered. He also said
that members of the Kuka Movement raised voice against foreign rule at a
time when most people feared barbaric approach of the rulers.
The Kuka
Movement evoked the feelings of self respect and sacrifice for the
country. They called for boycott of educational institutions of British and
argued against laws established by them. They were rigid in their clothing and
wore only hand-spun white attire. The Kuka followers actively propagated the
civil disobedience.
At New Delhi, Dec. 24, Union minister for Communication and Information
Technology Ravi
Shankar Prasad on Wednesday released a commemorative stamp to
highlight heroic deeds of those engaged in 1857 Kuka movement of the Namdhari
Sikhs against the British.
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