Fair to celebrate Bhagat Singh’s legacy kicks off at Khatkar Kalan

Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh is the pride of not only India, but the entire world and the Punjab Government is committed to creating the country of his dreams by guarding his thoughts. This was stated by Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Culture Affairs Tarunpreet Singh Sond here today.

He was speaking after kick-starting the two-day Inquilabi Mela to mark the birth anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh at Khatkar Kalan. Sond said the martyr was being honoured and remembered by the entire Punjab under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Maan on the martyr’s 117th birth anniversary.

Under a special initiative, the state government had started organising fairs again in the state and accordingly the two-day “Inquilabi Mela” had also begun, he added.

He said the festival was aimed at ensuring that the young generation of Punjab was aware of the ideology of their revolutionary heroes.

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The PM said, “Salutations to the immortal martyr Bhagat Singh, who sacrificed his life to protect the honour of the motherland, on his birth anniversary.”