Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that night curfew will be lifted in the state for Christmas celebrations and to commemorate the 'Shahidi Jor Mela', also known as 'Shahidi Sabha'.
The chief minister announced on his official Twitter handle that for Christmas, night curfew will be removed for tonight.
Meanwhile, for Shahidi Sabha, night curfew will be lifted in Fatehgarh Sahib from December 25 till the night of December 27.
We will be lifting night curfew to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Christmas & to commemorate the Shahidi Jor Mel.
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) December 24, 2020
- For Christmas night curfew will be removed for tonight.
- For Shahidi Sabha, night curfew will be removed in Fatehgarh Sahib from December 25th to 27th night.
Shahidi Sabha is three-day annual religious congregation organised every year in December at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, in the Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab, to pay homage to the martyrdom of Chhotte Sahibzade Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, the youngest sons of the 10th Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh.
Earlier this month, Punjab had ordered the extension of night curfew and curbs on the gathering of people till January 1, 2021, directing the state police to ensure strict compliance, especially at wedding halls.
The curfew restrictions were earlier imposed with effect from December 1 till December 15, and with the extension, will remain in force till January 1, barring the relaxation given for Christmas and Shaheedi Sabha.