State-level event marks Banda Singh Bahadur’s

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 17

On the occasion of birth anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, a state-level function was organised at Raqba village on Friday.

The event was organised under the supervision of KK Bawa, president, Baba Banda Singh International Foundation, at the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Bhawan at the village. The function started with the bhog of Akhand Path. Key speakers spoke about the life of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.

MP Mohammad Sadiq said in the interest of farmers, the Centre should rethink about the three agriculture Acts it had brought. Capt Sandeep Singh Sandhu, Political Secretary to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, said Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a role model for the youth.

MLAs Gurkirat Singh Kotli, Gurpreet Singh GP and Lakhbir Singh Lakha, foundation patron Malkit Singh Dakha, president Krishan Kumar Bawa, in the memory of Late Megh Singh Nagri, honoured farmers Sucha Singh Tugal, Mahinder Singh Kaithal, Satish Rai Kaithal, Sohan Singh Raqba, Maru Dass Raqba, Balwinder Singh and Hardial Singh.

While passing a resolution unanimously, they demanded that the PAU, Ludhiana, should be named after Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, besides the Halwara airport and Delhi-Jammu Expressway should also be named after Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, Bawa said. — TNS