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Punjab CM declares holiday for Bhagat death anniversary on March 23

Punjab CM declares holiday for Bhagat death anniversary on March 23 : On the death anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, March 23, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann declared a public holiday across the state. "The holiday will allow Punjabis to pay their respects at Bhagat Singh's ancestral village of Khatkar Kalan," Mann explained. The Punjab assembly also endorsed a resolution today to erect a statue of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and BR Ambedkar. Notably, on March 16, Bhagwant Mann took his oath as Chief Minister of Punjab in       Read More