Kovind was accompanied by Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, including Prem Singh Chandumajra and Balwinder Singh Bhunder, and former SGPC president Jagir Kaur, besides cabinet minister Sunder Sham Arora.Ĭapt Singh and his wife and Patiala MP Preneet Kaur also paid obeisance at the gurdwara before the President arrived. He waved at devotees amid slogans of ‘Bole so nihal Sat Sri Akal.” The President also saw the beri (tree) under which Guru Nanak is said to have meditated. He also thanked Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Imran Khan for opening the Kartarpur Corridor on November 9 and urged people to avail of the opportunity of visa-free access to the gurdwara that commemorates the last resting place of Guru Nanak Dev.Įarlier, Kovind and his wife Savita spent 15 minutes in the historic Gurdwara Ber Sahib where the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) honoured him with a siropa (robe of honour). He wound up the speech with, “Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, waheguru ji ki fateh.”Īmarinder raised the issue of pollution due to paddy stubble burning and appealed to farmers to follow the Guru’s teaching of “pavan guru, pani pita, maata dharat (Air is our teacher, water our father, and earth our mother).” “The Guru preached the three principles of naam japo, kirat karo and vand chakho (Meditate on God through reciting and chanting prayers, work hard and share your resources with the community).” The President urged people to follow the Guru’s teachings of living in peace and universal brotherhood. “Guru Nanak was born on this auspicious Kartik Poornima and people of all faiths respect him,” he said at the function organised by the Punjab government to commemorate the occasion. Starting his brief speech in Punjabi and later shifting to Hindi, Kovind recalled the Guru’s inspiring thoughts, “Satguru Nanak pargateya mitti dhund jag chanan hoya (With the divine light of Guru Nanak, the mist has been cleared).” He said that the first Sikh master was committed to eradicating injustice and inequality from society. President Kovind will visit the pandals (stages) put up by the Punjab government and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).(Gagandeep Singh/HT Photo) SULTANPUR LODHI: Sporting a turban, President Ram Nath Kovind congratulated all citizens and non-resident Indians (NRIs) on the occasion of Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev’s 550th parkash purab (birth anniversary) here on Tuesday.
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