The Punjab government has proposed a special session of the Vidhan Sabha to be convened in Anandpur Sahib on November 24 as part of the series of events to mark the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains Friday said.If held, it will be for the first time that the session is organised outside the Vidhan Sabha complex in Chandigarh.Anandpur Sahib was founded by Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1665. He had named it Chak Nanaki after his mother, Mata Nanaki. The government has zeroed in on Bhai Jaita Ji Memorial, to be thrown open to public on October 5 by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, as the possible venue for holding the session.The government had earlier tried to hold the Vidhan Sabha session at Dashmesh Academy and Virasat-E-Khalsa, a museum of Sikh history in Anandpur Sahib.Bains told The Indian Express, “We are trying our best that history is created and the special session is convened in Anandpur Sahib. This has never happened in Punjab earlier. Vidhan Sabha session has always been convened in Chandigarh. Other states like Himachal Pradesh do this often. Maharashtra has also done it. The secretariat of Punjab Vidhan Sabha has already visited all three places. It is likely that Jaita Ji Memorial would be finalised for the session. However, Vidhan Sabha has very strict protocol. The secretariat has handed a list to us. We have to make arrangements for the security, Speaker’s gallery, treasury and Opposition benches. Besides, there has to be officers’ and media galleries too,” said Bains.The minister added that this was the wish of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that the session be held in Anandpur Sahib. “Let us see. Being a student of the law, I can tell you that it is doable. If the Cabinet gives its nod, the Assembly session can be organised elsewhere too. Just that its sanctity is supreme and protocols have to be followed. Once the Cabinet gives its nod, the file has to go to the Governor. If all goes well, the Vidhan Sabha will meet in Anandpur Sahib”.Bains and Deepak Bali, advisor to the state tourism and cultural affairs department, held a marathon meeting with Rajya Sabha MP and environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal and other religious leaders to chalk out the plan.Story continues below this adBains said the the state government has planned a series of events to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the ninth Sikh Guru.The events, including ‘Nagar Kirtans’, ‘Kirtan Darbars’, light and sound show, drone shows and major religious gatherings at Sri Anandpur Sahib, will honour the Guru’s legacy of sacrifice and secularism.The events aim to spread the Guru Sahib’s timeless message of secularism, universal brotherhood and sacrifice, promoting harmony and social unity among people of all backgrounds, said Bains.He said that the Punjab government is organising a nation-wide observance to commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary, reflecting the profound reverence for the ‘Hind Di Chadar’. The events have been meticulously planned to perpetuate the Guru’s legacy of sacrifice, secularism and human rights, he said.Story continues below this adThe programmes will start with the four ‘Nagar Kirtans’ to commence from different parts of the country.One will begin from Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) on November 18 from Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann will attend the ‘Nagar Kirtan’, while other three will originate from Malwa (Faridkot and Bathinda), and the Majha and Doaba regions.All four processions will converge at Sri Anandpur Sahib on the evening of November 22, he said.Bains said the official commencement of the events will be marked by an ‘ardas’ (prayer) at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi on October 25, followed by a ‘Kirtan Darbar’ the same evening at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.Story continues below this adThe primary celebrations will then shift to Sri Anandpur Sahib from November 23 to 25, where more than one crore ‘Sangat’ is expected to gather from across the globe. A tent city will be established to accommodate more than 10,000 ‘Sangat’ daily from November 19 to 30. The events here will include an ‘Akhand Path Sahib’ and ‘Sarb Dharam Sammelan’ (all religion conference), exhibitions and drone shows.Bains further said that Punjab’s first ever large-scale drone shows depicting the Guru’s life and martyrdom, and a special ‘Nagar Kirtan’ from Kiratpur Sahib will be organised.The observances will conclude with a ‘Hukamnama’, ‘Ras Bhina Kirtan’, and a ‘Sarbat da Bhala’ congregation, alongside statewide blood donation camps and a mega plantation drive of 3.50 lakh saplings.Furthermore, from November 1 to 18, all 23 districts of Punjab will host light and sound shows focusing on the lives of the ninth Guru and his devoted disciples, Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das, and Bhai Dayala Ji.Story continues below this ad‘Kirtan Darbars’ will also be held at 130 ‘Charan Chhoeh’ holy sites associated with Guru Tegh Bahadur.Major events are also planned for other key cities linked to Guru’s life, including Amritsar, Baba Bakala and Patiala.He further informed that Chief Minister Mann will lay the foundation stone for a heritage street in Anandpur Sahib on October 5 and will hold a meeting with the religious panel to review the preparations for the grand religious events.