Gur-ta Gaddi Diwas observed : Josh

Gur-ta Gaddi Diwas observed : Josh




New Delhi, Jan 14 (UNI) As part of observing the tercentenary 'Gur-ta-Gaddi Diwas' (installation of Guru Granth as 'living guru'), National Commission for Minorities (NCM) member Harcharan Singh Josh honoured the Deputy Mayor of Nanded district Surjit Singh Gill and Nanded Gurdwara Resettlement Board member Rajinder Singh Bitta for their contribution towards the redevelopment of the Gurdwara Sri Hazoor Sahib in Nanded in Maharashtra.

The Central Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 1,639 crore for the celebration of Gur-ta-Gaddi-Diwas and resettlement of Nanded and surrounding of Gurdwara Hazoor Sahib, besides resettlement of the evacuees from the area.

Mr Gill and Mr Bitta were presented Seropas along with Giani Pratap Singh, Head Granthi, Gurdwara Sri Hazoor Sahib.

The celebration was held at the residence of Mr Josh yesterday, where MNC Chairman Mohd Shafi Qureshi and several dignitaries were also present.

Mr Bhaskar Rao, MLA, and Maharashtra Congress vice president and Nirmala Deshpande, MP and social worker, were also honoured on the occasion with Seropas.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Qureshi said the Commission was committed towards the upliftment of the minorities.

The function was followed by Guru Ka Langer (Community Kitchen).