Chief Minister of Punjab Capt Amrinder Singh announced on Eid-Ul-Fitr to demark a new district of Punjab.
The 23rd district of Punjab, Malerkotla would be separated from Sangrur District.
Sangrur districts was the 2nd largest district of Punjab after Ludhiana (by area wise) before separation of Malerkotla
Only district of Punjab where Muslim Population are in predominant
Religion in Malerkotla
Islam 🧕🧕🧕🧕🧕🧕🧕🧕 68.5%
Hinduism 👨🌾👨🌾👨🌾👨🌾👨🌾👨🌾 20.71%
Sikhism 👳♂️👳♂️👳♂️👳♂️ 9.5%
Others 🧙♀️🎅💂♂️ 1.29%
He also announced a Government medical college in the name of Nawab Sher Mohammed Khan would be established at a cost of 500 crore.
He also announced to establishment of A new Bus stand, A Government girls college and a Mahila Thana( to be entirely managed by female cops)
HISTORY of MALERKOTLA
Malerkotla was established in 14 Century by Sheikh Saduddin-i-Jahan from Afghanistan and established as a independent state in 1600AD.
When Fauzdar of Sirhind, Wazir Khan ordered to be bricked alive to Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh, then Sher Mohammed Khan, Nawab of Malerkotla. Was presen tin the court of Wazir Khan, protected against inhuman act of Wazir Khan.
Guru Gobind Singh ji blessed to Sher Mohammed Khan and people of Malerkotla.
When Ahmad Shah Abdali (A ruler of Afganistan) attacked on Punjab in 1748AD, Dal Khalsa (A Sikh Militant Group) plundered Malerkotla and Sirhind, And drove away the Fauzdar of Jalandhar. Sikhs encamped at Kup Ruhera, Malerkotla. Ahmad Shah Abdali attached at Kup Ruhera where Sikhs were hided themselves. A tough battle was fought between Sikhs and Army of Ahmad Shah Abdali. A large number of children, women and Sikhs were killed in this massacre. This Holocaust, of 1762 AD is registered as Wadda Ghalughara in Sikh History.
In January 1872, During British colonial rule, A Namdhari/Kuka Sikh uprising was blew up with 66 of the Sikh Kukas. L. Cowan, the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana and Mr. Forsyth, Commissioner of Ambala Division ordered to be executed without any trial.
Malerkotla was the part of Princely State of PEPSU from 1948 to till Reorganisation of states 1956.
At the Shrine of Haidar Sheikh, A four days fair is held in Malerkotla
Razia Sultan, Minister of Transport and Water supply & Sanitation in Punjab is MLA from Malerkotla 
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