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Punjab CM Highlights Projects Honouring Bhagat Singh, His Dreams
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann spoke about Bhagat Singh at an event in Ludhiana.
He said the government wants to build a state based on equality, justice and helping people.
The government is naming the Mohali airport after Bhagat Singh.
It is also building a large statue and placing portraits of Bhagat Singh and Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in government offices.
A heritage complex is being developed at Khatkar Kalan, where Bhagat Singh’s family history is connected.
The complex will include houses, displays, a library, a courtroom experience and a recreated village.
Mann said the project will help young people learn about Bhagat Singh’s life and sacrifice.
He asked young people to help build a better Punjab and India.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said his government aims to fulfil Bhagat Singh’s vision of equality, justice and public welfare.
Projects include naming the Mohali airport after Bhagat Singh and installing a 30-foot statue in Mohali.
Government offices will display portraits of Bhagat Singh and Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
A Rs 52-crore heritage complex is being developed at Khatkar Kalan, with another heritage project initiated in Hussainiwala.
Mann urged young people to follow Bhagat Singh’s ideals while addressing corruption, nepotism, poverty and social inequality.
- Who
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann spoke about projects honouring Bhagat Singh.
- What
- Mann outlined memorial, heritage and public initiatives intended to preserve Bhagat Singh’s legacy and promote his ideals.
- Where
- The Jashan-e-Inquilab programme took place at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, Punjab.
- When
- The remarks were made on Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary; the article was published on September 29, 2026.
- Why
- The projects are intended to honour Bhagat Singh, preserve his legacy and connect younger generations with his values.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
- Event
- Jashan-e-Inquilab programme
- Airport project
- The Mohali airport is being named after Bhagat Singh.
- Statue
- A 30-foot-high statue is being installed in Mohali.
- Heritage complex
- The Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Heritage Complex at Khatkar Kalan has a reported cost of Rs 52 crore.
- Planned features
- The Khatkar Kalan complex will include an ancestral house, replica house, heritage street, courtroom experience, library, displays and a recreated village setting.
- Additional project
- A heritage complex project has also been initiated in Hussainiwala.
Quotes
Bhagwant Mann
Punjab chief minister speaking about the Khatkar Kalan heritage complex
“These martyrs had not laid down their lives so that rampant corruption and social inequality could prevail in the country. Their sacrifice was for a nation where every citizen could live with dignity, equality and opportunity,”
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“The project has been conceived to preserve the historic character of Khatkar Kalan while presenting the life, ideals, sacrifices and continuing legacy of the revolutionary martyrs through contemporary interpretation,”
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