Punjab Govt holiday on Bhai Jaita’s birth anniversary

Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has declared a government holiday on the birth anniversary of Bhai Jeevan Singh, popularly known as Bhai Jaitaji, who brought the severed head of Guru Tegh Bahadur from Delhi to Anandpur Sahib and handed it over to Guru Gobind Singh. Bhai Jaitaji was honoured by Guru Gobind Singh with the title “Rangrete Guru Ke Bete”.

Channi was here on the martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur to digitally lay the foundation stone of four projects, including modernisation and upgrade of Guru Tegh Bahadur Museum situated near Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib.

He also laid the foundation stone of a solar plant at Virasat-e-Khalsa, the second phase of Bhai Jaitaji memorial and a nature park where saplings of plants mentioned in Guru Granth Sahib and Gurbani will be planted.

The CM said the nature park would be developed at a cost of Rs 10 crore over 62 acres. He also announced a community center in each block of the state. — TNS