AMRITSAR: The restored statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, vandalised thrice since its set up in Lahore Fort and relocated to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib complicated in Kartarpur, Pakistan, shall be inaugurated within the neighbouring nation to commemorate the 185th demise anniversary of the Sikh warrior on June 26.
Almost 450 Indian Sikh are at present in Pakistan to watch the demise anniversary of Ranjit Singh who dominated Punjab within the nineteenth century and was the primary maharaja of Sikh empire.
Lahore’s Fakir Khana Museum director Fakir Syed Saifuddin spearheaded the mission to restore, rebuild, and restructure the statue that had incurred practically 80% injury.
“It was out of affection and respect for Ranjit Singh that I undertook this mission. The restoration price round Rs 27 lakh and the work spanned over a 12 months. The statue was donated for its set up in Gurdwara Darbar Sahib complicated,” Saifuddin, a fifth technology descendant of Fakir Sayed Azizudin who was chief secretary and overseas minister in Ranjit Singh’s govt mentioned. His brothers Fakir Syed Imamudin and Fakir Syed Noorudin have been performing governor, Amritsar, and governor, Lahore, respectively.
The 9-foot bronze statue was sculpted by Fakir Khana Museum in 2019. It was vandalised in 2019 and 2020 by spiritual teams and in 2021 by terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik.
