Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 6 –
Haryana’s cabinet minister Anil Vij said he will request time from PM Narendra Modi for inauguration of the Shaheed Smarak being built in Ambala Cantonment in the memory of the country's first freedom struggle in 1857 and he hopes that the Prime Minister will give him time for this. Instructions have been given to officials that the Shaheed Smarak should be completed and dedicated to the public by May 10, he said.
Vij was talking to journalists today after inspecting the Shaheed Smarak of the first war of independence, which is under construction on GT Road in Ambala. Vij instructed the XEN that the lift of the memorial tower should be operational within 10 days. He said the Shaheed Smarak will be the largest monument in Asia. Artists have created a wonderful exhibit in the memorial by showing their amazing art. Every moment of the freedom struggle will be shown in the Shaheed Smarak.
He said complete information about the unsung heroes of Independence will be given in this memorial. While a big lotus flower has been made on one side in the memorial, a magnificent lake has also been built on the other side.