PM Modi makes surprise visit to Gurdwara Rakabgunj

K V Prasad
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Gurdwara Rakabganj near Parliament House in New Delhi and paid tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice.

The sudden visit caught the Gurudwara authorities by surprise as the PM came at a short notice.

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ਅਜਿਹੇ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਚਰਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁ. ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਕਾਬ ਗੰਜ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿਖੇ ਨਤਮਸਤਕ ਹੋਇਆ
ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਰਾਖੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪ ਵਾਰ ਕੇ ਸਰਬ-ਸਾਂਝੀਵਾਲਤਾ ਦਾ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ pic.twitter.com/zhHH1dscUw

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 20, 2020

No police arrangements or traffic barriers were in place for the visit to avoid inconvenience to devotees, official sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid rich tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur on his ‘Shaheedi Diwas’ and recalled his vision for a just and inclusive society.

Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth guru, was born in 1621 and was martyred in 1675 in Delhi.

Some more glimpses from Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib. pic.twitter.com/ihCbx57RXD

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 20, 2020

“Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s life epitomised courage and compassion. On his Shaheedi Diwas, I bow to the great Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and recall his vision for a just and inclusive society,” Modi tweeted.

The Prime Minister also tweeted his tributes to the Sikh Guru in Punjabi.