Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced his Government’s decision to commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of the Ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Teg Bahadur on April 18, 2021, with year-long celebrations beginning April 12 this year.
Chairing a meeting here, Capt Amarinder asked the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department to organize a mega function on Guru Ji’s 399th Prakash Purb at the historic town of Baba Bakala and the concluding function on his 400th birth anniversary at Sri Anandpur Sahib on April 18, 2021.
The Chief Minister said that Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s unparalleled and supreme sacrifice to uphold the value of righteousness, truth and freedom of faith would be always be remembered by one and all, and Guru Ji’s teachings must be disseminated in every nook and corner of the world.
Guru Teg Bahadur (April 1, 1621-November 11, 1675) resisted forced conversion of Hindus and Kashmiri Pandits and non-Muslims to Islam and was martyred in 1675 on the orders of the then Mughal Emperor in Delhi.
The Chief Minister also gave the nod to constitute an executive committee under his chairmanship to finalise the broad contours of the mega events, besides approving a steering committee to be headed by the Chief Secretary to coordinate and chalk out several programmes to be organised by various departments throughout the year, to spread the teachings of the Guru.