The first statue of the late former Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has been installed alongside former Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal, the first of its kind in the country. The unveiling of this statue took place on Friday in the village of Kiliyanwali, near the Haryana-Punjab border.
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur, Haryana Labor and Employment Minister Anoop Dhanak, JJP national president Ajay Singh Chautala, former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal, Digvijay Singh Chautala, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, among others were present on the occasion.
Dushyant Chautala said that the statue of Jananayak Chaudhary Devi Lal, along with Sardar Prakash Singh Badal, symbolizes the brotherhood between Haryana and Punjab. After Chaudhary Devi Lal's demise, Prakash Singh Badal had erected a statue of Chaudhary Devi Lal in the village of Kiliyanwali. Following the passing of Badal, the statue has now been established. Manpreet Singh Badal praised Dushyant Chautala for their efforts in establishing the statue alongside Chaudhary Devi Lal's sculpture.