Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday assured fulsome support and cooperation to his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar for celebrating 350th parkash utsav of Sikhs’ tenth master, Guru Gobind Singh.
For the purpose, Badal, along with the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar, Shiromani Akali Dal president and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh GK would meet Nitish Kumar on December 18 to make the “best possible contribution” towards the celebration of the historical mega event.
Badal, in a letter to Nitish Kumar, said that the 350th Parkash Utsav of the tenth master would be observed with great religious enthusiasm, devotion and dedication all over the world.
“Patna, the birth place of the master, would naturally be on centre-stage during the celebration of this holy and historical occasion. It is the sacred wish of millions and millions of people all across the globe that the occasion be observed on a scale and magnitude befitting the unsurpassed and unsurpassable grandeur of the master’s life,” said Badal, in his letter.
Badal said that he has no doubt in his mind that the government and the people of Bihar would fully measure up to the expectations of millions and millions of people all over the world, treating the occasion as “the event of their life time”.
He said that they would be especially keen to contribute in every possible way to this noble task. “On their behalf, I offer all cooperation and help to your goodself and to the people and the Government of Bihar,” he added.