ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਾ ਬੁੱਤ ਫਰਾਂਸ ਦੀ ਸੈਟਂ ਟੋ੍ਪਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ

The bust of great Sikh warrior Maharaja Ranjit Singh was unveiled at Allard Square of St Tropez in France Saturday evening in a military ceremony, which, ironically, had no representative from the Punjab government.Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had handed over the bust to French ambassador to India, Alexander Ziegler, during the latter’s visit to Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh in July this year.
In the ceremony organised by Sikh de France, an organisation representing Sikhs living in France, the bust was installed at St Tropez, the birthplace of French warrior General Jean Franquis Allard who served in Maharaja’s army.
General Allard was one of the most trusted warrior generals of the Maharaja and played a key role in modernising the Sikh army at par with European standards.