350TH MARTYRDOM ANNIVERSARY OF SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI
-SHOWS IN 8 DISTRICTS EARLIER RECEIVED OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM DEVOTEES, NEXT PHASE OF SHOWS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 14, 17, AND 20 ACROSS OTHER DISTRICTS
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Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond today announced that the next phase of Light and Sound Shows, dedicated to the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, will be held on November 11 at Amritsar, Ferozepur, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), and Sangrur. These shows are being organized by the Punjab Government as part of the ongoing series of events commemorating the sacred occasion.
He said that the show at Amritsar’s Mela Ground, Ranjit Avenue, will be attended by Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh E.T.O. In Ferozepur, the event will take place at the Cantonment Stadium, where Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur will grace the occasion. The Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) event at Saras Mela Ground will see the presence of Education, Information and Public Relations Minister Harjot Singh Bains and Member of Parliament Malvinder Singh Kang. At Sangrur’s Ranbir College, Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora, Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal, and Member of Parliament Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer will attend.
On November 14, shows will be held at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, in the presence of Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, Power, Industries and Commerce Minister Sanjeev Arora, and Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian. On the same day, Defence Services Welfare Minister Mohinder Bhagat will attend the event at Guru Nanak Stadium, Kapurthala, while Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian will attend the show at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Sri Muktsar Sahib. At Baba Kala Mehar Stadium, Barnala, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Minister Aman Arora, and MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer will grace the occasion.
On November 17, the Light and Sound Show at Police Stadium, Tarn Taran, will be attended by Jails and Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar. In Moga, the event at New Grain Market will be attended by Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, while in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, at the ITI Ground, Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and MP Malvinder Singh Kang will be present. At Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Bathinda, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian and MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer will participate.
On November 20, the Light and Sound Show at Government College, Malerkotla, will feature Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh and Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian. At Charan Ganga Stadium, Sri Anandpur Sahib, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains and MP Malvinder Singh Kang will attend. At Nehru Memorial College, Mansa, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal will be present.
Minister Sond said that the purpose of organizing these Light and Sound Shows is to highlight the life, teachings, and supreme sacrifice of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji for the protection of faith and humanity, so that the younger generation can connect with this glorious legacy.
He further stated that the earlier shows organized in Jalandhar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Faridkot, Fazilka, and Hoshiarpur received an overwhelming response from devotees, who highly appreciated the Punjab Government’s efforts to showcase the rich history and spiritual message of the ninth Sikh Guru.