Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday laid the foundation stone of the 'Balidaan Stambh’ (martyr’s memorial) at Pratap Park in the close vicinity of iconic Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
The memorial will be developed under the Srinagar Smart City project.
Accompanied by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at the venue of the simple ceremony under tight security arrangements and went around the construction site. He was briefed about the project by the Commissioner of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation and CEO of Srinagar Smart City Limited, Athar Aamir Khan.
Before returning to New Delhi, the Union Home Minister in a tweet said, “Jammu and Kashmir is the land of indomitable courage and bravery of nation's Bravehearts. To immortalize the valour of such heroes, the foundation stone of the ' Balidan Stambh' was laid at Pratap Park in Srinagar, today. The Stambh will inspire patriotism among the youth by immortalizing the memory of the martyrs.”
