Memorials: Badal promises shows to highlight Sikh legacy

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced the holding of regular shows of light and sound and other plays at weekends shortly, to highlight the rich legacy of Sikhism at Baba Banda Bahadur War Memorial Chapparchiri besides other prestigious memorials of Virasat-e-Khalsa Anandpur Sahib, Wadda Ghalugara at Kop Rahiran and Chota Ghalughara at Kahnuwan Chhamb.

Addressing the audience on the occasion to dedicate the open air theatre to the nation at Baba Banda Bahadur War Memorial in Mohali on Sunday evening by staging a play 'Main Tera Banda 'directed by the noted theatre personality Manpal Tiwana, the Chief Minister said these plays on the theme of watershed movements in the history of Sikhism at these memorials would create awareness amongst our younger generations about their glorious religio-cultural past.

The Chief Minister said that the state government in its endeavour to further promote this cause has taken a major initiative to construct the state-of-the-art 'Jang-e-Azaadi' memorial at Kartarpur near Jalandhar over an area of 25 acre to showcase the enormous contribution of Punjabis in the national freedom struggle.

Likewise the government had already taken up another prestigious project of restoration work at Bassian Kothi near Raikot in Ludhiana district to give a facelift to the erstwhile PWD rest house of British Raj, where Maharaja Daleep Singh the son of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh was held in captivity before being taken to England. He said this project was near completion and would be dedicated soon to the nation.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister honoured the script writer Nirmal Rishi and director of the play Manpal Tiwana besides veteran theatre artist Mrs Neena Tiwana, the wife of the legendary playwright and theatre personality late Harpal Tiwana. People from different walks of life were enthralled by the superb performance of the artistes.

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