Responding to the demand of the Christian community for land for graveyards, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday directed the State Rural Development and Panchayats Department to immediately identify shamlat (common land) to provide burial grounds required by the community across the State.
Capt Amarinder, addressing a high-level delegation of Punjab Christian Welfare Board led by its chairman Salamat Masih, said that the State Government was duty bound to provide land for the burial grounds to the Christian community and the same would be done at the earliest.
The delegation thanked Capt Amarinder for his personal intervention to divert the proposed new road from the iconic Baring Union Christian College, Batala, without disturbing its heritage status, thus respecting the sentiments of Christian community.
The Chief Minister promised to look into the community’s other genuine demands, including allocation of funds for their overall welfare and facilities to the Board for ensuring its efficient functioning to fulfill the aspirations of Christians living in Punjab.