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Save Ranjit Singh’s haveli in Lahore, Badal tells PM
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday sought the personal intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for conservation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s ancestral house in Lahore, Pakistan.
Badal urged the Prime Minister to direct the External Affairs Ministry to take up the matter with the Pakistan Government about the dilapidated condition of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s ancestral haveli at Gujaranwala and baradri of Maharaja Sher Singh at Lahore to ensure prompt action for proper upkeep and conservation of these historic monuments.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Badal noted that Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh empire which extended from the Khyber Pass in the west, to Kashmir in the north, Sindh in the south, and Tibet in the east.
“Henceforth, it is the duty of the Government of India to immediately take up this issue with the Pakistan Government for the proper upkeep and maintenance of these two great historic monuments, which are now in a state of sheer neglect, as a befitting tribute to the great warriors of Sikhs,” Badal said.
He said the State Government was also ready to offer necessary support, if need be, for the preservation of these monuments.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday sought the personal intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for conservation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s ancestral house in Lahore, Pakistan.
Badal urged the Prime Minister to direct the External Affairs Ministry to take up the matter with the Pakistan Government about the dilapidated condition of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s ancestral haveli at Gujaranwala and baradri of Maharaja Sher Singh at Lahore to ensure prompt action for proper upkeep and conservation of these historic monuments.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Badal noted that Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh empire which extended from the Khyber Pass in the west, to Kashmir in the north, Sindh in the south, and Tibet in the east.
“Henceforth, it is the duty of the Government of India to immediately take up this issue with the Pakistan Government for the proper upkeep and maintenance of these two great historic monuments, which are now in a state of sheer neglect, as a befitting tribute to the great warriors of Sikhs,” Badal said.
He said the State Government was also ready to offer necessary support, if need be, for the preservation of these monuments.
