Punjab (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate newly renovated Jalliawala Bahg complex virtually. The complex is renovated by the Jalliawala Bagh trust with the expense of Rs 19.38 crore. While inauguration prominent personalities like CM Punjab Capt Amarinder singh, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy and parliamentarians from the region.
The inauguration of the Monument was scheduled in April, 2021 but amid the covid pandemic the event was postponed. The monument has been renovated to mark the 102 years of the massacre in which 379 people had lost their lives.
Modi, also the chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust, will dedicate the memorial to the public in the presence of other trust members including Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Governor VP Singh Badnore, and parliamentarians from the region. Chief Ministers of Haryana, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are also expected to attend. An invite has also been sent to Opposition leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is also a member of the trust. While political leaders will join through video conferencing, officials from the Ministry of Culture and families of the martyrs will be present on ground for a restricted ceremony.
