Punjab govt withdraws decision to sound mourning notes on martyrdom day of younger 'Sahibzadas'
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The Punjab government has withdrawn its decision to sound mourning notes on December 27 during the 'Shaheedi Sabha', where devotees pay homage to the unparalleled sacrifice of the younger sons of tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. The announcement on taking back the decision was made by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday. The decision was made to avoid controversy on this sacred day and in line with the rich Sikh traditions. The supreme sacrifice of the younger Sahibzadas and Guru Gobind Singh's mother Mata Gujri were unprecedented in the history of mankind.
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