Badal said the Centre must take up with Pakistan these issues to ensure prompt action for proper upkeep and conservation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's ancestral Haveli at Gujaranwala and Baradri of Maharaja Sher Singh at Lahore.
In a letter to Singh, the chief minister said that Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh empire extending from the Khyber Pass in the west, to Kashmir in the north, to Sindh in the south, and Tibet in the east.
Thus it was the duty of the Centre to immediately take up this issue with the Pakistan government for proper upkeep and maintenance of these two great historic monuments which were now in a state sheer neglect, as a befitting tribute to the great warrior of Sikhs.
His government was even ready to offer necessary support, if need be for the preservation of these monuments for our future generations, Badal said according to an official release.
Badal impressed upon the Prime Minister to immediately take up this matter with the Pakistan government in view the religious sentiments of the people especially the Sikh community besides the historic significance of these monuments.
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