A Sarv Dharam Prarthna Sabha (all religion prayer meeting) was also organised to pay tributes to Punjab’s late Chief Minister Beant Singh on his 20th death anniversary on Monday.
Senior Congress leaders attended the function organized at Beant Singh’s samadhi (mausoleum) at his Shaheedi Samarak in Chandigarh’s Sector-42. The day was commemorated as Balidan Divas, in which a large number of people paid floral tributes to their leader.
Those present on the occasion recalled the services of Beant Singh in restoring peace to the trouble torn Punjab during the turbulent period of militancy. They recalled how the late leader sacrificed his life at the altar of peace.
Among those who attended the function were Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa, and senior functionaries of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee including leaders of party’s different frontal organizations, district presidents and representatives of various social organizations, besides family members of the late leader.
Beant Singh had maintained a regular rapport with the political workers at the grass root level, particularly the Congressmen.
All the family members of late Chief Minister, led by his sons Tej Parkash Singh, former Minister, daughter Gurkanwal Kaur, grandsons Gurkirat Singh, MlA, Ravneet Singh Bittu, MP, among others pledged to work for the implementation of the programmes initiated by him and also strived to keep aloft his high moral values in public life.
Tej Parkash Singh, Kotli, and Bittu thanked all the leaders and the people for turning up in large numbers.