Balkaur Singh, the father of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, who was shot dead on May 29, sobbed as he unveiled the latter’s life-size statue in his native village of Mansa on Sunday, saying it was “unfortunate to see him in stone at 28.”
Yesterday, his parents, Balkaur Singh and Charan Kaur, unveiled a 6.5-foot statue of the slain singer and Congress leader in his village.
Following the inauguration, the statue was transported to the installation site, which was located in Moose Wala’s fields, on his beloved 5911 tractor, according to TOI.
Within 50 days of his brutal murder, fans of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh alias Sidhu Moose Wala raised his statue in Moosa village, where he was cremated.
Moose Wala’s father, Balkaur Singh, said at the unveiling on Sunday that seeing his son in stone at the age of 28 was “unfortunate.”
Sculptor Iqbal Gill of Manuke took 25 days to create the 6.5-foot-tall metallic fibre bust, which he recently handed over to the family, according to TOI.
A fan had previously placed his bust of the singer at the location, and after seeing the daily crowd it drew, the family built a shed over it and placed a sign asking visitors to plant a sapling in his memory.
Apart from Iqbal Gill, Manjit Singh of Ghal Kalan has also prepared a sculpture of Moose Wala by joining three layers. “I put all my energy in making it to the liking of Moose Wala’s fans and the family. The family approved its installation,” said Manjit Singh as reported by TOI.
“I can’t bear to see my son as a statue at 28. We wait for justice. The killers, whether sitting on foreign soil or here, should be punished. Why give security to someone who claims openly that he killed Moose Wala,” said the singer’s father while unveiling Iqbal’s work at Moosa village.