Karnal, Oct. 29 -- Union home minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 1857 'Shaheed Smarak' (Martyrs' Memorial) built in honour of the brave heroes who sacrificed their lives during the 1857 revolution, also termed as the first war of independence, Haryana energy minister Anil Vij said on Wednesday.

He announced this at a gathering of party workers chaired by BJP state president Dr Archana Gupta in Ambala city. Built on 22 acres of land at a cost of Rs.800 crore in Ambala Cantonment on November 5, Vij disclosed that after the memorial opens on Thursday, it will be open to the public the next day.

"The state government has also ordered the education department to show the memorial to students from various schools and educational instituti...