Punjab ministers Tripat Rajinder Bajwa, Sukhjinder Randhawa demand Batala as new district
Punjab Cabinet ministers Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday demanding the creation of Batala as the 24th district to honour people's wishes and overall development of the area.
In a letter to Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that Batala is a historic town but did not grab the focus that it deserves.
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They said that Batala is an important city of Punjab with which the rich historical, religious, social, and literary heritage is connected. It is the oldest city of the state after Bathinda which was founded in 1465.
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Also, it is the eighth-largest city in the state in terms of the population where a Municipal Corporation was formed in 2020.
They further said that "Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, was married to Mata Sulakhni in this city on July 8, 1487. They added that "Gurdwara Dera Sahib and Gurdwara Kandh Sahib were adorned in his memory."
Furthermore, they wrote: "Guru Hargobind, the sixth master, also came to Batala to marry his son Baba Gurdita and in his memory Gurdwara Sat Kartaria is adorned in the middle of the city."
-PTC News
