Amritsar: Punjab local government, tourism and cultural affairs minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release a special package of Rs 100 crore for the historic Jallianwalla Bagh National Monument.
In a letter, Sidhu said that he sought a special package
of Rs 100 crore for this monument to get started the facelift
right away and to ensure that it was completed by April 13,
2019.
Sidhu said the prime minister was also a chairman of the Jallianwalla Bagh Trust and said there should be a cafeteria, modern amenities, landscaping, world class light and sound system at this place.
As we got this freedom from the British after losing many
lives, it is our duty to deliver now, as next year we will be
observing 100 years of the British atrocity that led to the
loss of lives of hundreds of innocent Indians, Sidhu said in
the letter.
PTI
