India, Dec. 27 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday paid obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, where a three-day Shaheedi Sabha, or martyrdom congregation, is underway. The annual congregation is held from December 25 to 27 in memory of Sahibzades Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, the younger sons of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, and their grandmother Mata Gujri.

Mann, accompanied by his wife, bowed his head to the unparalleled martyrdom of the 'Chhote Sahibzadas' and Mata Gujri. Highlighting the significance of the days of Shaheedi Sabha, Mann said all of Punjab observes these days as "days of mourning," as it was during this period that the tyrant rulers bricked alive the younger Sahibzadas. Nearly 50 lakh ...