Chandigarh

Beant Singh's 92nd birth anniversary celebrated

PNS

Cutting across party lines, various leaders from Punjab on Thursday paid floral tributes to the former Chief Minister late Beant Singh and recalled his supreme sacrifice at the altar of peace for restoring stability in trouble-torn Punjab.

In a solemn function, a Sarv Dharam Prarthna Sabha (all religion prayer) was organised at the samadhi of the late Congress leader on his 92nd birth anniversary. The family of late leader, his son and former Minister Tej Parkash Singh, daughter and former Minister Gurkanwal Kaur, grandsons Gurkirat Singh (MlA), Ravneet Singh Bittu (MP), Harkirat Singh, Guriqbal Singh thanked the leaders as well as the people for turning up in large numbers.

They also pledged to work for the implementation of programmes initiated by late chief minister and also strive to keep aloft his vision for Punjab. Prominent leaders who paid their tributes to the late leader were Congress MlAs Rakesh Pandey, Surinder Dawar, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, among others.