While the Badal government has inaugurated a number of Sikh historical monuments, memorials that were raised during the Congress regime are facing utter neglect. In February 2005, spending over Rs 5 crore, the then Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government, had raised a 81 ft-tall Mukt-e-Minar in memory of 40 Muktas (Sikh warriors who died fighting the Mughals in 1705) on the 301st anniversary of their martyrdom.
This structure, with the tallest khanda (double-edged sword) in the world, was raised using 150 tonnes of concrete and 13 tonnes of stainless steel girdled with 40 ringlets to symbolise the 40 Muktas.
