By Tricitynews
Reporter
Chandigarh
08th May:- To pay his obeisance and seek blessings for the people of
Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh visited the historic Sri Harmandir Sahib,
Durgiana Temple and Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal (Ram Tirath).
Captain Amarinder Singh said that it
was a gratifying experience for him to visit the holy shrines, which were a
fountainhead of peace for millions of people from around the world. Captain
Amarinder Singh said that he and his colleagues wished to express their
gratitude to the Almighty for their resounding victory in the recent Punjab
assembly elections. Captain Amarinder said they had come to these temples to
pray for the state, and its peace and development, to which his government was
fully committed.
Accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues
and other Congress MLAs and MPs, the Chief Minister also visited the
Jallianwala Bagh to pay his tributes to the great martyrs who sacrificed their
lives at the altar of the nation’s freedom struggle. An emotional Captain
Amarinder said the memories of those martyrs will always remain a source of
inspiration for the people of India.
Among those who accompanied the Chief
Minister were the newly appointed PPCC President Sunil Jakhar, Member
Parliament from Amritsar Gurjit Singh Aujla, Cabinet Ministers Manpreet Singh
Badal, Rana Gurjit Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sadhu Singh Dharmsot, besides
CM’s Media Advisor Raveen Thukral.
The Chief Minister, who reached Sri
Harmandar Sahib (Goldren Temple) early in the morning, did a Parikrama of the
holy shrine before offering prayers at Darbar Sahib. Captain Amarinder was
honoured by the SGPC management, who presented him a Siropa (robe of honour) on
the occasion.
From the Golden Temple, he went to
Jallianwala Bagh and then the historic Durgiana Mandir-the abode of Goddess
Durga. The Chief Minister and his colleagues later visited Sri Ram Tirath Sthal
to offer prayers, before leaving for Hoshiarpur, where he was scheduled to
visit a Citrus Estate and inaugurate a new tractor manufacturing facility.