Karnal, Nov. 5 -- Union home minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 1857 Shaheed Smarak (Martyrs' Memorial) in Ambala Cantonment on Thursday. Built over eight years on 22 acres at a cost of Rs.800 crore along the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway, the "Azadi Ki Pehli Ladai Ka Shaheed Smarak" will be open to the public starting Friday.

State energy minister and local MLA Anil Vij said that after the inauguration, Shah will address a rally at Gandhi Ground in the presence of chief minister Nayab Singh Saini. The rally ground will have seating arrangements for approximately 30,000 citizens. According to officials, in view of the VVIP movement, the Ambala-Yamunanagar road will remain closed between Janata Chowk and Geeta Gopal Chowk, while s...