Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday accused the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of taking a U-turn on the naming of the younger sahibzadas' martyrdom day as Veer Bal Diwas.

Addressing the controversy, the chief minister claimed that when the decision was first taken by the BJP-led Union government, the SAD publicly supported it through a tweet. "Now, under public pressure, the party has now taken a U-turn. The supreme sacrifice of the sahibzadas cannot be expressed in words or confined to a specific day. The SAD's reversal proves that the party is not sincere toward religion or heritage," he told the media after paying obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib.

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