Gurbhan Singh Gill, former president, Punjabi Sahit Akademi said Lal Chand Yamla Jatt was known as the developer of modern Tumbi (music instrument). GK Singh Dhaliwal, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation unveiled the statue. The same statue was shifted to a park near bus stand where the condition of park was pathetic and statue of Yamla Jatt was covered with weeds.Īn NGO Ludhiana Bhalai Manch took initiative to redevelop the park and Sarbat Da Bhala installed a 7-feet statue of Yamla Jatt. The statue is made by the artist Manjit Singh.Įarlier in 1994, a statue of Yamla Jatt was installed outside the bus stand but the authorities removed it while constructing a flyover in front of the bus stand. The Yamla Jatt Park was also redeveloped by the Municipal Corporation. After 23 years, some NGOs including Sarbat Da Bhala Trust and Ludhiana Bhalai Manch installed the statue of legendary Punjabi folk singer Lal Chand Yamla Jatt at a park near Inter State Bus Terminal.
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