Punjab assembly to have statues of Bhagat Singh, Ambedkar, Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) The Punjab Legislative assembly on Tuesday adopted a unanimous resolution moved by the leader of the house and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to install the statues of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Bharat Ratan Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the complex of the assembly."As an indebted nation, we can never forget the contribution of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh who laid his life for freedom of the country. Likewise, Dr B. R. Ambedkar shaped the destiny of the country in pre-and post-Independence era as chief architect of the Indian constitution," said Mann.Describing these great leaders as the country's role model, he said the lives of these iconic leaders will ever remain a source of inspiration for millions of people.Mann said the state government would leave no stone unturned for perpetuating the legacy of these great personalities. Likewise, a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh would also be constructed within the premises of the Assembly as a humble and befitting tribute to the founder of Khalsa Raj, reads the resolution.Mann also announced to declare a gazetted holiday across the state on the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Rajguru and Shaheed Sukhdev on March 23 as a tribute to the martyrs.
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