Exhorting the people to celebrate Mahashivratri festival in the true spirit of brotherhood and religious harmony, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday performed kar sewa at the sacred pool (sarovar) in the holy Durgiana Temple.
Notably, this is the third kar sewa to clean the sarovar, in which lakhs of devotees from around the world are expected to participate. The earlier ones were held in 1975 and 1999.
Capt Amarinder, addressing the devotees who had gathered at the holy shrine to participate in the kar sewa, announced Rs one crore grant for the temple’s development while assuring the management that their demand for additional land for expansion of the holy precincts would be looked into by the Government.
Expressing concern over the divisive forces rearing their heads in a bid to destroy the state’s hard-earned peace and harmony, the Chief Minister said that the Government would not allow such forces to be nurtured, but would continue to work towards universal brotherhood and tolerance.
Earlier, Capt Amarinder paid obeisance at the sanctum-sanctorum of Shree Durgiana Temple and offered prayers for the peace, harmony and overall development of the state, besides the welfare of all sections of the society.