On this day, 8 April 1929, socialist anti-colonial revolutionary, Bhagat Singh (pictured, left), and his comrade Batukeshwar Dutt (right) threw two bombs into the Delhi Central Legislative Assembly, shouting “Inquilab Zindabad” (“Long Live the Revolution”) and distributing leaflets in protest against the passing of two repressive bills. Their leaflets, scattered on the floor of the Legislative Assembly, began with the line, “It takes a loud voice to make the deaf hear.” Although the bombs were thrown away from people to avoid causing injury, the two were punished severely: both given life sentences.
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