Badal lays foundation of memorial of Baba Jai Singh Khalkat

Terming tradition and culture as the biggest asset of any nation, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asserted that concerted efforts have been made during SAD-BJP government to conserve the glorious cultural heritage of the state.
Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone for constructing a memorial of great Sikh martyr Baba Jai Singh Khalkat at his native village here, the CM said those nations who tend to forget their cultural past and heritage were bound to be vanished with the passage of time.
It was often said that Punjabis were known for creating history but they could not preserve it, he said.

"For the first time in history of state concerted efforts have been made to conserve our rich cultural heritage for the future generations," Badal said.
The CM said it goes to the credit of SAD-BJP government, which undertook momentous task to preserve the glorious cultural legacy of Punjab through state-of-the-art memorials and monuments.
The historic monument, to be constructed over four acres of land, would keep "our younger generations abreast with the sacrifices in the Sikh history,"he said.
Baba Jai Singh Khalkat was skinned alive after being hung upside down from the tree, and set on fire as ordered by the then Mughal regime in 1753. His entire family, including his wife Dhan Kaur, two sons Karraka Singh and Kharrak Singh and his younger daughter-in-law Amar Kaur were also martyred.