Paying tribute to Guru Nanak, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday said that Sikhism believes in the concept of service.
Baghel was speaking on the occasion of the 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak at the Khalsa School here.
The Sikh community honoured the Chief Minister by presenting him a shawl and a ‘kirpan’.
The Chief Minister said the Sikh community had set a great example of selfless service for the rest of the world. The community has always helped people in difficult times.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the community served ‘langar’ to people in need besides providing them necessary materials including medicines and oxygen cylinders. Baghel said Guru Nanak visited Chhattisgarh. He had travelled from Kabir Chabutra of Amarkantak to Garhphuljhar in Mahasamund.
He announced the development of ‘Garhphuljhar’ as a popular tourist attraction on the demand of the Sikh community. The Chief Minister also visited a health camp and released a collection of poems by Manpreet Kaur.