Parkash Purb: Harsimrat proposes to paint Sultanpur Lodhi white

  • | Sunday | 18th August, 2019

Tribune News ServiceSultanpur Lodhi, August 17Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today mooted a proposal to paint Sultanpur Lodhi white on the occasion of the 550th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev and said she would seek the help of the Sikh sangat to make this possible. The minister reviewed the ongoing works, including three underbridges and two foot overbridges, besides the work being done to give a complete heritage facelift to the Sultanpur Lodhi railway station. She said the NDA government was committed to create all necessary infrastructure, including a facilitation centre, to ensure smooth and efficient ‘darshan’ of Kartarpur Sahib for all pilgrims. The minister said a chair on the name of Guru Nanak would be set up at the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. She said it was also decided to provide funds for establishing a centre for Inter-Faith Studies at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar.

Sultanpur Lodhi, August 17 Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today mooted a proposal to paint Sultanpur Lodhi white on the occasion of the 550th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev and said she would seek the help of the Sikh sangat to make this possible. The union minister, who visited the city today to take review of the works undertaken by the railways, said she wished that the holy city be painted white on the pattern of Anandpur Sahib which was painted white on the eve of the 350th anniversary celebrations of the birth of the Khalsa. She appealed to people to wholeheartedly participate in kar sewa to make it possible. Earlier, she was briefed by senior railways officials that all works related to the railways would be completed by October 25. The minister reviewed the ongoing works, including three underbridges and two foot overbridges, besides the work being done to give a complete heritage facelift to the Sultanpur Lodhi railway station. She also oversaw various steps being taken to ensure passenger facilitation and safety at the railway station. When questioned whether souring of relations with Pakistan would have any bearing on the completion and opening of the Kartarpur corridor, Badal said the corridor had come into being with the blessings of Guru Sahib and she was confident that the Pakistan Government would complete it on time to facilitate ‘darshan’ of Kartarpur to partake the blessings of Guru Nanak. She said the NDA government was committed to create all necessary infrastructure, including a facilitation centre, to ensure smooth and efficient ‘darshan’ of Kartarpur Sahib for all pilgrims. Harsimrat said the work on various projects envisaged as part of the Guru Sahab’s commemorative celebrations were proceeding at a fast pace. She said the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs was executing a heritage complex at Sultanpur Lodhi and that the concept village “Pind Baba Nanak Da” would be developed as part of the project at a cost of Rs 321 crore. The minister said a chair on the name of Guru Nanak would be set up at the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. She said the Ministry of Human Resource Development had given approval to establish a chair on Guru Nanak’s name in the United Kingdom. She said it was also decided to provide funds for establishing a centre for Inter-Faith Studies at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar.

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