Nitish invites Punjabis to Patna for Gurpurb

Tribune News Service

Anandpur Sahib, November 27

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has invited all Punjabis to participate in celebrations commemorating 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh at Patna in January.

He said this at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib here today. He first received the ‘Jagriti Yatra’ at the gurdwara and later addressed a gathering.

Guru Gobind Singh spent seven years at his birthplace Patna and 31 years at Anandpur Sahib, where he founded Khalsa Panth.

“I have come to Punjab, the land of Sikh gurus, to invite people of the state to reach Patna. The Bihar Government has declared public holidays from January 3 to 5. We are eager to welcome devotees from across the world,” Kumar said. Bihar Tourism Minister Anita Devi and officials accompanied the Chief Minister. “A tent city will be set up to accommodate 55,000 visitors. Arrangements will be made for a comfortable stay of 1.5 lakh visitors. The capacity can be increased as per requirement,” Kumar said.

He mentioned ban on liquor in Bihar and batted for prohibition across the country. “When it can be implements in Bihar it can be implemented in the entire country.”

Earlier, Anandpur Sahib MP Prem Singh Chandumajra, SGPC chief Kirpal Singh Badungar and general secretary Amarjit Singh Chawla received the Bihar CM.

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