Marking the holy occasion of the 552nd Prakash Purb of Pehli Patshahi Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the dedication of the dream project Dastaan e Shahadat of the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to the people, the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department on Friday organized a musical evening here.In his address on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that although the project which began in 2004 faced many difficulties but today he is very elated that he has finally been successful in his endeavour to preserve the unique Battle of Chamkaur for the sake of future generations.The Chief Minister further pointed out that the main motive behind this musical evening is to present the playback singers, music directors, screenplay writers, and others instrumental in bringing alive the concept besides history depicted in the galleries, before the people and honour them. He also divulged that the melodious and spiritual voices of Bollywood singers Sukhwinder Singh, Harshdeep Kaur, Jaspinder Narula and Durga Rangila, Manjider Mani and Late Diljan have brought these galleries to life in a very effective manner. All these were honoured with the title of 'Rajagayak'.
Apart from these, Background Music Composer Monti Sharma (Nephew of Pyare Lal), Mumbai based actor Brownie who gave voice over of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur, Screenplay Writer of the project and noted poet Surjit Patar, Designer Amandeep Behl, Background voice giving Radio Jockey Jaswinder Jassi, Tinu Sharma, Vikas Parashar, Poorva Sharma, Surjan Singh, Ritesh Rishi and Chief Architect Punjab Sapna were also present. The parents of late singer Diljan were also honoured as was Satinder Satti.The Chief Minister further mentioned that he would forever remain indebted to the land of Martyrs Sri Chamkaur Sahib which has returned him as an MLA not once but thrice. "The honour of serving this holy land and the blessings of the people have elevated me to the Chief Ministership to serve the entire Punjabi community", added Channi. He vowed to always maintain the sacred trust and confidence in him by the people and promised at this historical soil not to sit quietly until every section and every individual of the State is prosperous and visibly happy.
During the evening at Baba Ajit Singh Baba Jujhar Singh sports stadium Chamkaur Sahib, these bollywood singers mesmerized the audiences, who were present in full capacity to listen to their favourite singers and leader, with their extremely soulful religious renditions.In the beginning, Jaspinder Narula very soulfully rendered 'Satgur Nanak pragatya, Miti dhund jag chanan hoa' dedicated to the Prakash Purb of first Sikh Guru Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and afterwards paid homage through spiritual rendition of 'Sahibzadian Di Ghori'. Noted singer Durga Rangila made the atmosphere turn religious with 'Dhan Guru Nanak teri jai ho' and Harshdeep presented beautifully her special song for the theme park.The today's musical evening was taken to its pinnacle by Bollywood Singer Sukhwinder Singh proudly clad in a Khalsai Turban besides also mesmerizing audiences with rendition of Bulle Shah's poetry and coupled with sufi songs.Among others present on the occasion included Cabinet Ministers Bharat Bhushan Ashu and Razia Sultana, MLAs Kuljit Singh Nagra and Gurpreet Singh GP, Ex MLA Bhag Singh Chairman of The Punjab Scheduled Castes Finance and Land Corporation, Additional Chief Secretary Tourism Sanjay Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Hussan Lal, Director Tourism Kamalpreet Kaur Brar, Malwinder Singh Jaggi IAS, Deputy Commissioner Sonali Giri, and SSP Vivek Sheel Soni.