ANANDPUR SAHIB: The Punjab Legislative Assembly today witnessed a momentous and solemn special session, dedicated to commemorating the 350th Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. Punjab Education and Information & Public Relations Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains tabled an official resolution to pay glowing homage to the Ninth Guru Sahib Ji's unparalleled and supreme sacrifice for the rights and religious freedom of all people.
The resolution was passed unanimously in Punjab Vidhan Sabha. While addressing in the House, he also remembered Guru Sahib’s devoted Sikhs— Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das and Bhai Dayala Ji. He articulated the profound and enduring national significance of the Guru's martyrdom.
In a moving address, S. Harjot Singh Bains said that Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji sacrifice shaped India’s secular fabric. The very map and secular fabric of our nation would have been different if Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji had not laid down his life for the protection of religion and faith. The Guru Sahib Ji stood as an unyielding wall against the religious tyranny of that time. When the religious freedom of our Hindu brethren was under severe threat, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji became their shield. There is no greater example of interfaith harmony and righteous courage in world history.
S. Bains, who represents Sri Anandpur Sahib constituency, spoke with deep personal and historical reverence for the holy land. "This sacred soil of Anandpur Sahib, which Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji himself purchased and founded, naming it 'Chak Nanaki' after his revered mother, is the land from where the Guru Sahib embarked on his final journey to Delhi. It is here that the Kashmir Pandits came to the Guru Sahib with their plea for justice."
Harjot Singh Bains emphasized that the sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji is a perpetual source of light that continues to inspire generations. “His martyrdom embodies the core values of bravery, compassion and an unwavering commitment to righteousness. These are the very values we strive to inculcate in our education system and our society, ” he added.