UP CM Yogi Adityanath carries Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji on Veer Bal Diwas
Lucknow, December 26: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath observed 'Veer Bal Diwas' on Monday and and paid obeisance to Sahibzada Baba Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Baba Fateh Singh by carrying the Holy Book on his head, at a program at his official residence in Lucknow.
Also Read | Covid 19: First intranasal vaccine as booster dose now available in India; available at private centres
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that December 26, shall henceforth be marked as 'Veer Baal Diwas' to pay homage to the courage of the 'Sahibzades', the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, who were the last tenth Sikh guru.
While all four sons were martyred, the date is observed as the martyrdom day of the Sahibzadas, Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh who were martyred at the young ages of six and nine in Sirhind (Punjab) by Mughal forces.
Also Read | Covid surge: Wear face mask, avoid large gatherings and follow social distancing, says IMA advisory
- ANI
