Start religious tours to Sikh shrines, MP Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal to Centre

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, February 5

MP Rajya Sabha Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal today raised an issue in the Parliament putting up a demand for starting religious tours for 3 crore Sikh devotees.

Referring to the Centre’s schemes for tourism promotion, Dr Mittal emphasised the same fervour on various Sikhism-related religious places across the country. Dr Mittal also referred to the Prime Minister’s foundation stone laying with Rs 500 crore for the development of ShaktiPeeth-Kamakhya Devi Mandir in Assam.

Representing Punjab, Dr Mittal demanded that under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, better facilities should also be created for Sikh devotees by developing Sikh religious places in every state. There should be better connectivity amongst all of these religious places, by being connected to major metro cities through rail, road and air. As such, all devotees will be facilitated to travel to religious places of Sikhism in all Indian states.

Highlighting several ‘Swadesh Darshan’ projects and developments of various other religions’ places in different states through circuits, Dr Mittal said: “Sikhism and Guru Granth Sahib teach all to serve people and get connected with society. There are ‘Panj Takht of Sikhism’ in different Indian states. Apart from this, there are many gurdwaras across the country. All of these should have great connectivity so that all devotees can travel to religious places of Sikhism in all states of the country.”

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