Our bazurg call Ranjit singh kanna hijra which translates to one eyed eunuch. Go to any village of Punjab and nobody has nice things to say about him. Other than maybe some Jatts, nobody has any affinity for him in Punjab.
Also people are so ignorant about Punjabis, even non Punjabi Pakistanis. Punjabi is not a race you dumb fucks. It’s a language. Punjabis have their own tribes, biradiris. Awan, Arain, Gujjar, Jatt, Bhatti, Rajput. There is no Punjabi race and brotherhood for that matter unlike, Pashtun, Baluch and Sindhis.
Also our babay are all religious and would never want a statue of anyone erected, let alone that of Ranjit Singh.
My grandfather Arain Punjabi Bagaa Ashraf. Kabaddi legend that never once got caught. Wrestled a black bear at 17, and known to have walked 40 kilometers with 140 kg of channay on his head.
when once asked about Ranjit, my grandfather had nothing but curses for him.