Journalists from AP visit city

A delegation of journalists from Andhra Pradesh is on a tour of Punjab under the “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” programme. In the last leg of their tour, the journalists paid obeisance at the Golden Temple and offered floral tributes at the Jallianwala Bagh and visited Gobindgarh Fort in Amritsar.

The delegation also watched Beating the Retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post (JCP).

During their visit to Harmandar Sahib, the visiting journalists learnt about the spirit of sewa in Sikhism.

Similarly, the patriotic fervour of a cross-section of people experienced during the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagha JCP on the India-Pakistan border, was a unique experience to the visiting journalists. Earlier, they visited BSF museum, showcasing photos and audio-visuals of the war and routine operations, it safeguards 553-km-long Punjab borders with Pakistan.

At the Jallianwala Bagh, Deepak Seth, great grandson of one of the victims of the horrific incident during the freedom struggle, explained the history at the site.

The journalists were from prominent Andhra Pradesh newspapers, including The Hindu, Sakshi, Andhra Jyothi, Eenadu, The Hans India, Rahnuma e-Deccan, Vishalandhra and Prajasakti.