Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, November 2 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid his obeisance at Dehra Sahib gurdwara, also known as Lohar, 30 km from here on Saturday. Lohar was the birth place of Mehta Kalu, the father of Guru Nanak Dev. The village was known as Pathevindpur then. The programme was celebrated under the supervision of Baba Lakha Singh Kote Wale. Om Birla, in his address to the devotees, expressed his great happiness on the 550th birth celebrations of great saint Guru Nanak Dev, whose teachings are a way of life to millions of people throughout the world. Om Birla was honoured with Siropa by Baba Lakha Singh and other organisers. Jasbir Singh Dimpa, MP, too addressed the congregation. The Deputy Commissioner, Pardep Kumar Sabharwal, said all 11 villages visited by Guru Nanak Dev in his life time would get a grant of Rs 1 crore per village for development works. The district administration has established a control room at Dehra Sahib.

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