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Capt offers to rebuild ‘Guru Nanak palace’ demolished in Pak

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged PM Narendra Modi to press the Pakistan government to undertake a probe into the destruction of the Guru Nanak Palace in Narowal.

Capt offers to rebuild ‘Guru Nanak palace’ demolished in Pak

The walls of the four-storey building had pictures of Guru Nanak as well as of various Hindu rulers and princes. Photo courtesy: Dawn newspaper



Chandigarh, May 29

Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pressurise the Pakistan government to undertake a probe into the destruction of the centuries-old Guru Nanak Palace in Narowal.

He also offered to get the property rebuilt by his government if the Centre is able to secure Islamabad’s permission for the same.

Drawing his attention to the destruction of the Sikh heritage property located in Pakistan’s Punjab, Captain Amarinder has written to Modi, requesting him to “take up with the government of Pakistan to probe the wanton destruction of the property in question and to bring to justice all the guilty persons associated with this unfortunate act.”

Calling for urgent steps to restore the remaining structure through scientific conservation and restoration, the Chief Minister has also sought to impress upon the government of Pakistan to preserve all such monuments that have an association with Sikh heritage in an institutionalised manner so that such incidents do not recur in future.

“If the government of India arranges permission from Pakistan government, the Punjab government (India) would rebuild the historic property, the Chief Minister later said in a press statement. Strongly condemning the shocking incident,” Captain Amarinder said it had hurt the sentiments of Sikhs around the world.

In his letter to the prime minister, Captain Amarinder wrote: “The building, which some media reports cite to be around four centuries old and has been visited by large number of Sikh pilgrims, has been rapaciously pillaged and destroyed.”

The incident, he said, had caused great consternation in the state and it was almost ironic that it had happened at a time when the two countries were poised to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

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