The Shiromani Akali Dal will observe the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal as ‘Sadbhawna Divas’ on December 8 at Badal village here.
A memorial to the former CM, featuring a larger than life statue, will also be inaugurated on the occasion.
The memorial has been constructed on nearly two acres of the Badal family’s kinnow orchard, located adjacent to the Civil Hospital on the Bathinda-Kheowali road, where the party patriarch was cremated in April 2023.
The sculpture crafted by Chandigarh-based artist Gurpreet Dhuri has already been installed.
The event is being seen as a show of strength by the party, which is striving hard to make a comeback in the state, especially after securing the second spot in the Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll held last month.