Overview
- JP Nadda offered prayers at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi, with Nitin Nabin, Amit Shah and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta also joining observances at prominent gurdwaras.
- Delhi’s programme featured a public event at Thyagaraj Stadium, a laser-and-light show at Purana Qila and the unveiling of a booklet and a commemorative postal cover with the Department of Posts.
- Local BJP units held parallel tributes across cities, including ceremonies at four gurdwaras in Jabalpur where senior leaders and workers paid respects to the Sahibzadas.
- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann accused the Shiromani Akali Dal of reversing its earlier support for the Veer Bal Diwas naming after first backing the Union government’s decision.
- Officials highlighted heavy pilgrimage to Fatehgarh Sahib during Shaheedi Sabha, as the governor praised the Sahibzadas’ sacrifice and AAP’s Aman Arora proposed the term Balidan Diwas.