The Delhi and Punjab governments have commenced a pilgrimage program impressed by the beliefs of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Punjab, beginning immediately, is launching the Teerth Yojana (pilgrimage plan), the place the complete bills will probably be lined by the federal government, together with journey and meals.
“I was thinking that although it has been 75 years since India gained independence, no government has organised such a pilgrimage journey to date,” mentioned kejriwal.
“We initiated this in Delhi first. So far, we have taken 80,000 people on pilgrimage journeys in Delhi. The money spent on pilgrimages is referred to as the funds of the previous government. We are serving the messages of Guru Sahib by serving the needy. Today, we are opening community clinics everywhere in Punjab. Providing free treatment to the poor, giving quality education to the underprivileged, and undertaking pilgrimage journeys are all virtuous deeds,” added the Delhi CM.
In celebration of the 554th Prakash Purb (beginning anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founding father of Sikhism, the primary group of pilgrims commenced their journey from Amritsar railway station to Takht Hazoor Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, below the Mukhyamantri Tirath Yatra (CM’s pilgrimage) Scheme. The preliminary batch, comprising 234 pilgrims from Amritsar district and 80 from Tarn Taran district, boarded the practice sure for Nanded round midday on Monday.
The state ministers, Harbhajan Singh ETO and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, flagged off the pilgrims from the Guru Nanak Dev University campus, the place they have been transported to the Amritsar station by buses. Ensuring the consolation and well-being of the pilgrims, the ministers assured that the Punjab authorities would make all essential preparations, together with meals and lodging.
The gurdwara holds historic significance as it’s the place the place the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, breathed his final in 1708 and was cremated.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann bid farewell to the pilgrims at Dhuri railway station. The Mukhyamantri Tirath Yatra Scheme, with a price range of ₹40 crore, permits folks to go to numerous non secular websites, together with Takht Hazoor Sahib, Takht Patna Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, Naina Devi temple, via free practice and bus companies.
