Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26th December participated in a historic programme marking Veer Bal Diwas at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
Key points
- On the day of the Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh on 9th January 2022, Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi had announced that 26 December will be observed as Veer Bal Diwas to mark the martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji (7 years old) and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji (5 years old), who were martyred in Sarhand by prisoning them alive by bricking them in the walls on 26th December, 1704.
- Thereafter, the Government of India had decided to commemorate December 26 as Veer Bal Diwas.
- During the programme, the Prime Minister attended a Shabad Kirtan performed by about three hundred Baal Kirtanis.
- In a tweet this morning, the Prime Minister recalled the courage of the Sahibzades and Mata Gujri Ji. Mr Modi said, the country also remember the courage of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
