Hundreds of people from the city on Sunday prayed for peace, communal harmony and tranquillity in Punjab at Paschatap Samagam organised by Punjab local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi at his camp office.
An appeal was also made to the people of Punjab to maintain peace and concord. The gathering also vowed against the anti-Punjab designs of anti-social elements.
The bhog (culmination) of Akhand Path (recitation of hymns) was organized by Joshi as repentance over the sacrilege incidents.
Joshi, while addressing the gathering after bhog ceremony, said that we should stay unite to thwart attempts of anti-social elements, which were on their sole mission to destabilise the hard earned peace.
“The State is tirelessly working to expose the entire conspiracy besides maintaining communal concord at all costs…The perpetrators of this heinous act are hell bent to create trouble in Punjab but we must aware about their designs and wage a unified war against such anti-Punjab forces,” he said.
He said that the intention of these forces behind the sacrilege incidents to put Punjab into black days by disrupting peace and creating turmoil in the state.
Besides praying before the Almighty for brotherhood and unity, Joshi urged the people of Punjab be aware from the rumour mongers so that law and order could be maintained.