| Punjab BJP Leaders Offer Prayers for Peace, at Guru Ki Kashi, Takht Sri Damdama Sahib | | |  Early Times Report
TALWANDI SABO, Apr 15: On the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi, senior leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab joined thousands of devotees in celebration of this festival, which commemorates establishment of the Khalsa panth or Sikh order by tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh on this day in 1699, at the Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Gurdwara, one of the five temporal seats of Sikhism in the sacred town of Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda.
On this festival which also marks begging of Sikh New Year as per the Nanakshahi calendar, a delegation of senior Punjab BJP leadership including Senior Advocate HS Phoolka, Member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Jathedar Charanjit Singh Kalewal, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Satnam Singh Sandhu, Kanwarveer Singh Tohra, former MLA Mangat Rai Bansal, Bikramjit Singh Cheema, Dayal Singh Sodhi, Parampal Kaur Maluka, Gurpreet Singh Maluka, Saroop Singh Singla, Jagdeep Singh Nakai, Jagdeep Singh Brar paid obeisance at the Takht Sri Damdama Sahib and offered prayers to the almighty for 'Sarbat Da Bhala' (the welfare of all).
The BJP leaders prayed for the continued peace, progress, and prosperity of the nation, Punjab and its people. They also prayed that the ethos of communal harmony, peace and brotherhood are strengthened in the country with every passing day and nation continues to achieve development in every sphere.
After paying obeisance at Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, the BJP leaders also listened to Shabad Kirtan and performed Langar Seva on the occasion, conveying the message of Naam Japo, Kirat Karo, Vand Chhako", the three core pillars of Sikhism promoting a balanced life of spiritual devotion, honest labor, and sharing with community.
Speaking on the occasion, senior advocate and BJP leader HS Phoolka congratulated on Baisakhi and said Sri Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699 which not only stopped the invaders but also saved our country and expanded their rule to Afghanistan. "I pray that Guru Maharaj will show us the path to take Punjab back to the glory days of the past,", he added. |
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