Chandigarh:- The Vishwa Punjabi Prachar Sabha, Chandigarh, has strongly urged the Punjab Government and the Chandigarh Administration to declare October 16, 2026, a public holiday on the birth anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji.
The organisation’s president, Principal Bahadar Singh Gosal; general secretary, Avtar Singh Mehtapuri; vice-president, Bhupinder Bhagomajaria; executive secretary, Raj Kumar Sahowalia; and press secretary, Bibi Baljinder Kaur Shergill, said that the birth anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji, the great Sikh warrior who played a historic role in the battle against Sirhind and symbolised extraordinary strength, should be celebrated on a grand scale. They said his birth anniversary falls on October 16 this year and demanded a public holiday in Punjab and Chandigarh.
In this regard, the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur International Foundation has already appealed to the Punjab Government to declare a holiday. Principal Gosal said that the Vishwa Punjabi Prachar Sabha, Chandigarh, sincerely thanked the foundation’s international president, Krishan Kumar Bawa, for his efforts to honour the sacrifice of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji.
He said it was a matter of happiness that, with a broad vision and a commitment to preserving Baba Ji’s memory, an extraordinary museum had been established in the village of Rakkar, in Ludhiana district. The museum is a remarkable place for the sangat to visit.
The organisation appealed to members of the sangat to visit this unique museum whenever they had the opportunity and pay tribute to the great Sikh martyr, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji. The office-bearers of the Vishwa Punjabi Prachar Sabha, Chandigarh, are also keen to visit this distinctive Sikh museum, and a programme will be arranged soon.
