CM Mann dedicates 100-foot Tricolour at Bhagat Singh Heritage Museum; announces restoration of martyr’s ancestral home

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday dedicated a 100-foot-tall Tricolour at the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Heritage Museum in honour of the martyr's birth anniversary.

The CM paid tributes at the martyr’s memorial and laid a floral wreath at his statue before proceeding to the flag hoisting. He announced that a Rs 51.70 crore Shaheed Bhagat Singh Heritage Complex, located in the martyr's native village, is progressing rapidly and will be inaugurated in the coming months.

He added that the complex will feature a grand thematic gate, a 350m long Heritage Street connecting the museum to his ancestral house, narrating the life journey of Shaheed-e-Azam and India's freedom struggle through sculptures, 2D/3D wall art, and mannequins, capturing the essence of colonial-era India. He also mentioned that the complex will include a 700-seat fully air-conditioned auditorium.

He announced that a model of Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s ancestral home in Lyallpur (now in Pakistan) will be constructed, along with a recreation of his ancestral village on the heritage street.

The CM added that Bhagat Singh's ancestral home at Khatkar Kalan was also being restored. A digital recreation of Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s courtroom trial is being developed and the existing library is being modernised and digitised to offer an immersive experience. A Tourist Facilitation Centre, cottages, horticultural landscaping, a musical fountain and ample parking space are other additions to the site.