Haryana govt launches initiatives on 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Guru Tegh Bahadur

The government of Haryana on Tuesday launched multiple key initiatives for the state on the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Guru Tegh Bahadur.

In a release, the state government said that from November 1, the Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini-led administration organised multiple events in the memory of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Devotional processions were launched across the state, and satsangs, kirtans and Gurbani were heard across villages in Haryana.

Several key initiatives have been undertaken in by the Haryana government in honour of Guru Tegh Bahadur –

• Establishment of the Guru Tegh Bahadur Chair at Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa
•  Renaming of Ambala Polytechnic College after Guru Tegh Bahadur
•  A marathon in Karnal and the designation of the Tohana–Jind–Narwana route as “Guru Tegh Bahadur Marg”
• Development of “Guru Tegh Bahadur Van” in the Kalesar region.
• Proposal for establishing “G.T.B. Agriculture College” at Kishanpur, Yamunanagar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also offered tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur. “On the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, we bow in reverence to his unmatched courage and sacrifice,” the prime minister said in a post on X.