Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday bapproved the concept paper prepared by the concept committee for the construction of historic memorial of Bhai Jaita (Jeevan Singh ji) who symbolized an indomitable spirit of sacrifice, service, equality, harmony, devotion and commitment for the well-being of Sikh Panth.
Badal, presiding over the meeting of eminent Sikh scholars and historians to finalize the broad contours of the upcoming memorial at Sri Anandpur Sahib over an area of five acres, said that this prestigious memorial would be a harbinger of Bhai Jaita’s spirit of service and dedication towards Guru Teg Bahadur and his son Guru Gobind Singh.
Badal recalled the unprecedented act of selfless service by Bhai Jaita for bringing the head (sis) of Guru Teg Bahadur from Delhi to Sri Anandpur Sahib, without caring for his life, for handing over to Guru Gobind Singh with utmost respect and reverence. Badal asked the Principal Secretary Cultural Affairs to engage the services of a reputed world class architect for finalizing the site plan and design of the monument and said since it was coming up in the vicinity of Virasat-e-Khalsa, the monument should be complementary and contiguous to the Sikh Heritage Complex.
He said the light and sound show, laser show, documentary film besides the galleries highlighting the life and philosophy of Bhai Jaita ji must be planned there to make our future generations acquaint with our rich legacy and glorious cultural heritage. He asked the historians and scholars to give their vital inputs for the construction of memorial aesthetically besides script for the documentary film and light and sound show to eulogize the supreme sacrifice of Bhai Jaita.