JAMMU: Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday inaugurated a week long ‘Jhiri Mela’ at village Jhiri in Jammu district.
The annual fair is commemorated in the memory of the martyrdom of ‘Baba Jittoo’, a farmer who gave up his life about 500 years ago in protest against the oppressive demands of a land lord.
Governor welcomed the devotees who have thronged the shrine of Baba Jitto and his daughter ‘Bua Kodi’.
Paying rich tributes to ‘Baba Jitto’, Malik said “the supreme sacrifice made by Baba Jitto is exemplary for each of us to emulate in our fight against injustice”.
He announced the construction of a ‘Sarai’ (inn) at village Jhiri for the devotees. (AGENCIES)
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