Chandigarh: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has declared a public holiday on March 23, on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas.
Punjab State Assembly today passed a resolution to install statues of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Ambedkar in the Assembly.
Bhagwant Mann, in the Vidhan Sabha informed that the holiday will allow the people of Punjab to pay homage and visit Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Bhagat Singh.
On March 16, Bhagwant Mann took oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab in the ancestral village of Bhagat Singh Khatkar Kalan.