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Published:March21,201500:00IST|Updated:March21,201505:33IST
NEWDELHI,March21,2015

CelebrateconquestofLalQila:Sikhs
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TheDelhiSikhGurdwaraManagementCommittee(DSGMC)hasdemandedthattheCentreannouncetheconquestofLalQilabytheSikh
forcesin1783asanationaleventcelebratedannually.TheofficialdemandedthatthedaybecelebratedasDelhiFatehDiwasasthe
conquestpavedtheendofthemightyMughalruleinIndiaandbeginningofwarforIndependence,astatementfromtheDSGMCsaid.
OfficialssaidthecommitteeisallsettocelebratetheFatehDiwasonMarch21and22.Thisisthesecondyearthatthecommitteeisholding
theeventwhichcommemoratesunfurlingoftheKhalsaflagoverLalQilain1783byBabaBaghelSingh.
TheeffortsarebeingmadetomakeitanannualprogramandwewantthattheGovernmentofIndiaalsotocommemoratetheday,said
presidentofDSGMCManjitSinghGK.
DSGMCstartedcelebratingDelhiFatehSiwaslastyear.ThefactthatSikhsconqueredLalQiladefeatingthepowerfulMughalruleremains
unknown.Itshouldbemadeanationaleventbythegovernment,saidDSGMCgeneralsecretaryManjinderSinghSirsa,alsosuggestingthat
thelightandsoundshowattheLalQilaeveryeveningshouldincludethishistoricalfact.
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