To mark 350th birth anniversary of Guru Govind Singh, Gujarat Government decided to give Rs10 crore for the development of Gurdwara at Bet Dwarka which is the homeland of Guru Govind Singh’s disciple Mohkam Singh in Devbhoomi Dwarka district and a Gurudwara at lakhpat in Kutch district where Guru Nanak visited.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced the State Government’s decision at a function organised at picturesque Sabarmati Riverfront to mark 350th birth anniversary celebration of 10th Guru of Sikh religion Guru Govind Singh being celebrated as Prakash Parv Mahotsav.
Elaborating about the historical relationship between Gujarat and Punjab Rupani said that there has been a great bonding between Gujarat and Punjab since many years and State Tourism Department will contribute total Rs10 crore for the overall development Rs5 crore each for Gurudwara of Guru Govind Singhji’s disciple Mohkam Singh’s homeland Bet Dwarka and for Gurudwara of lakhpat in Kutch where Nanak Saheb visited. He said that everyone will have to get united to realise the mantra of “Inclusive Growth with Collective Efforts”.
Praising velour of Sikh community the Chief Minister said that whenever the nation faced disaster — may it be manmade or natural — the members of the community never stepped back to help others and even sacrifice their lives. The saints of the Sikh community have always given inspiration to the people, he said.
Rupani bowed his head at Darbar Sahib and attended various religious programmes on Guru Govind Singhji on Sunday evening which lasted till late in the night. Religious programmes were celebrated like Swarn Mandir (Golden Temple), devotees from Punjab and Delhi participated and religious gurus from various religions shared innovative ideas of Sikh religion. More than 50,000 Sikh families took part in the celebrations.
President of Delhi Gurudwara Manjit Singh termed Prakash Parv Mahotsav as historic. Chairman of Sikh Committee Paramjot Kaur Chabda too remained present during the celebrations. Gujarat’s Disaster Management and Pilgrimage Development Minister Dilipkumar Thakor, Youth Cultural activities and Pilgrimage Development Department Rajendra Trivedi, Minister of State for Home Department Pradeepsinh Jadeja, Minister of State for Women and Child Welfare Nirmalaben Wadhvani and among others attended the event till the its conclusion.