Sikh bodies object to designating Sahibzadas' martyrdom day as 'Veer Bal Diwas'

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami on December 25 asked the Sikh community to observe the martyrdom day of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh as 'Sahibzade Shahadat Diwas' instead of 'Veer Bal Diwas.'

"Observing the martyrdom day of 'Sahibzadas' as Veer Bal Diwas by the government of India is a mischievous conspiracy to undermine the greatest martyrdom ... in the world's religious history," Dhami said.

"If the government really wants to pay homage to Sahibzadas, then what is the problem in observing this day as 'Sahibzade Shahadat Diwas,'" he asked.

He said that it’s a historic fact that sacrifice of Guru Gobind Singh's two sons was important in uprooting the Mughals from north.

But, Dhami said, the way the government is insisting on marking the day as Veer Bal Diwas, it is clear that it is "playing politics at the behest of anti-Sikh forces."

PM Modi had in January this year announced that December 26 will be observed as 'Veer Bal Diwas' to mark the martyrdom of the tenth Sikh guru's two sons – Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh.

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