How Delhi Metro stations got their name…
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This station is Akshardham. Doors will open on the left. Please mind the gapโฆ For the last 25 years and more, you have heard an announcement like this before the Metro pulls into a station. But have you ever thought on how and why that station has been named so? We tell you how some Metro stations in Delhi-NCR got their namesโฆ
Brigadier Hoshiar Singh Metro Station
Formerly known asย City Park Metro Station, Brigadier Hoshiar Singh Metro Stationย is a terminus station on theย Green Lineย of Delhi Metro and is located atย Bahadurgarhย which comes underย Jhajjar districtย ofย Haryana.
Brigadier Singh was born in aย Jatย family in villageย Sankhol, nearย Bahadurgarh, in aย Ratheeย Jat family. This village was part of Rohtak district in undividedย Punjab. Now, it is part ofย Jhajjarย district ofย Haryana. He joined the Rajputana Rifles as a recruit in October 1934 when he was barely 18. Brigadier Singh was promoted to the rank of jamadar in December 1940. As a Junior Commissioned Officer (when known as VCO), he served with distinction in the Middle East with 4th Battalion (Outramโs). He won the IOM, IDSM and CROIX DE GUERRE (French Decoration) for his bravery in the battlefield. He was twice mentioned in despatches for meritorious service.
During theย Sino-Indian Warย in 1962, Brigadierย Hoshiar Singh was the commander of the Indian 62 Brigade stationed atย Sela Pass with a brigade of Indian soldiers from battalions of various regiments including 1 Sikh,ย 2 Sikh LI,ย 4 Sikh LIย and Garhwal Rifles. Brig Singh wasย martyred in actionย in theย NEFAย region when his party was ambushed by invading Chinese soldiers while commanding the defence of Sela Pass.
After his martyrdom, the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, along with then Chief Minister of Punjab, Sardarย Pratap Singh Kairon, personally went toย Sankholย village to pay homage to the departed martyr and convey their condolences to his parents.
In his honour, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar renamed the City Park Metro Station as Brigadier Hoshiar Singh Metro Station in September 2018.
