Acceding to a long pending demand of the Christian community regarding provision of land for graveyards, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday said that the State Government would make all out efforts to provide suitable land for the burial ground required by the community across the State.
“Necessary directions have been already made to the Deputy Commissioners of all districts in the State to find suitable land for this purpose,” said Badal while addressing a gathering during a function organised to mark 25 years of service to humanity by Diocese of Jalandhar Dr Franco Mulakal.
He said: “The State Government is duty bound to provide land for burial grounds to the brethren of Christian community and no stone would be left unturned in this regard.”
lauding the Christian community for rendering marvelous services in the field of education and healthcare, Badal said that the community was serving the masses with true zeal and commitment.
Terming SAD-BJP alliance Government as “the most secular Government” in the country, Badal that the State Government has taken path breaking initiatives for the welfare of each and every strata of the society.
“It is a fact that the SAD-BJP alliance Government is following footsteps of great Sikh Gurus who have taught the message of communal harmony, love, brotherhood, peace and above all of egalitarian society with pure secular character,” he said.