Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal on Saturday visited nine pilgrimages in district Jind and laid foundation stones and inaugurated 13 development projects amounting to about Rs 78 crore in the district.
An official statement said the Chief Minister visited the Tirathas of Ashwinikumar, Varhakalan, Bhuteshwar, Vamsamulam, Som, Ekhamsa, Ramhrad, Sannchit and Pushkar falling in district Jind. Earlier, he had visited 14 pilgrimages of district Kurukshetra, 13 of district Karnal and later, he would visit the pilgrimages of district Kaithal and Panipat.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister also assured to fulfil the demands put forth by the respective Gram Panchayats and said that there is no dearth of funds for development works.
He said that Lord Krishna delivered the divine message of Bhagavad Gita at holy land of Kurukshetra. The battle of Mahabharata was for righteousness and justice, he added. He said that to spread the message of Gita at international level since 2015, the State Government has organized Gita Jayanti at large scale. About 25 lakh pilgrims visited Brahamsarovar during last year’s Gita Mahotsav. He said that special bus service has been started for these pilgrimages.
Others present on the occasion included Member of Parliament, Ramesh Kaushik, MLAs Prem Lata and Jasbir Deswal, OSD to Chief Minister, Amrinder Singh, amongst others.