Punjab Govt to observe martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh as Youth Empowerment Day: Navjot Singh Sidhu
The Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Local Government Minister, Punjab, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu here today said that the Punjab Government would observe the martyrdom day of Shaheed-E-Azam S. Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Sukhdev and Shaheed Rajguru on 23rd March as the 'Youth Empowerment Day'.
The minister further elaborated that he would write to the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi requesting him to commemorate the 23rd March as 'Youth Empowerment Day' on a National scale.
Distributing the cheque worth Rs. 2 crore, sent by the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for completing the expansion work of Shaheed-E-Azam S. Bhagat Singh museum, to the MLA Mr. Angad Saini and the E.O. Nawanshahar, the minister instructed the officials present to ensure the completion of all works related to the electrical equipment and the lights by 31st January.
Mr. Sidhu also announced Rs. 5 lakh for constructing a toilet block for the convenience of tourists near the ancestral house of the martyr at village Khatkar Kalan.
The minister further disclosed that in order to make the available the jail diary of Shaheed-E-Azam S. Bhagat Singh free of cost in all the schools of the State, he is in touch with Mr. Abhay Singh Sandhu the nephew of the martyr. For this purpose, the minister revealed that he would give Rs. 25 lakh from his department.
-PTC News
