Punjab to hold first‑ever Vidhan Sabha session at Anandpur Sahib on Guru Tegh Bahadur’s 350th martyrdom anniversary

For the first time in Punjab’s history, a special Vidhan Sabha session will be held outside the state capital, in Anandpur Sahib on November 24. This session is proposed to be held as part of the series of events to be observed by the state’s Aam Aadmi Party government, to mark the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.

This was announced by the Punjab Education Minister Harjot Bains and Advisor in state Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department, Deepak Bali, here today after they held a meeting with religious leaders to discuss the plans for holding a series of events to mark the occasion.

“We are in talks with the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat to hold the Assembly session in Anandpur Sahib on November 24,” said Bains, after the meeting.

He added that five nagar kirtans will be held from different places beginning November 18. “CM Bhagwant Mann will lead the kirtan from Gurdwara Chathi Patshahi at Srinagar. Two nagar kirtans will also begin from Majha, Doaba, and from Bathinda and Faridkot in Malwa — all will converge at Anandpur Sahib on the evening of November 22. From November 23-25, seminars will be organised in Anandpur Sahib during the day, and kirtans in the evenings,” he said.

He said that blood donation camps, tree plantation and organ donation drives will also be launched at Anandpur Sahib on this occasion. “A heritage street will be built there and its foundation stone will be laid by the CM on Sunday. A huge tent city will also be set up there for devotees from November 19-30,” he said.