Badal Reviews Arrangements For Commemoration Of 350th Foundation Day Of Sri Anandpur Sahib
Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, April 24, 2015: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced to commemorate the 350th foundation day of Sri Anandpur Sahib as a mega event, for which the eminent personalities from world...
Chandigarh, April 24, 2015: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced to commemorate the 350th foundation day of Sri Anandpur Sahib as a mega event, for which the eminent personalities from world over should be invited to disseminate its glorious legacy and philosophy in the right perspective on one hand and necessary information and knowledge about the birth place of Khalsa Panth amongst the people living across the globe.
Presiding over the first high level meeting to review the arrangements for commemoration of 350th foundation day of Sri Anandpur Sahib here at Chief Minister’s residence this morning, Badal said that this mega event would be commemorate at Sri Anandpur Sahib from 17-19 June, 2015. He ensured the participation of the distinguished personalities from different walks of life viz. religious, political and social. He also emphasized the need to ensure beautification of Sri Anandpur Sahib and its precincts.
During the meeting, a high level organizing committee was also constituted under the Chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for the celebrations of this historic and religious town on its 350th foundation day. The others members of the committee would be Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, BJP State unit President Kamal Sharma, Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha Sunil Jakhar, Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha Dr. Charanjit Singh Atwal, Industries & Commerce Minister Madam Mohan Mittal, Tourism & Cultural Affairs Minister Sohan Singh Thandal, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra and Ranjit Singh Brahampura (all Parliamentary Members), President SGPC Avtar Singh, President DSGMC Manjit Singh GK, Vice Chancellor Punjabi University Dr. Jaspal Singh, noted historian Prof. Kirpal Singh, Sikh Scholar Prithipal Singh Kapoor, former MP Tarlochan Singh, former President SGPC Bibi Jagir Kaur, Chief Khalsa Diwan Chief Charanjit Singh Chadha, Managing Editor of Ajit Group of Newspapers Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard, Dr. Jaswant Singh Neki, Izhar Alam and Brig. Gagneja. It was also proposed to include few government officers in this committee.
Another five-member supervisory committee has been constituted comprising Member parliament Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra, Cabinet Ministers Madan Mohan Mittal, Sohan Singh Thandal, Special Principal Secretary to CM KJS Cheema and SGPC member Amarjit Singh Chawla to oversee the day-to-day arrangements related to the commemoration of this prestigious event.
Prominent amongst others who attended the meeting included Member Parliament Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra, Cabinet Ministers Madan Mohan Mittal and Sohan Singh Thandal, President SGPC Manjit Singh GK, Principal Secretary Finance Vinni Mahajan, Principal Secretary Cultural Affairs Anajali Bhawra, Special Principal Secretary to CM KJS Cheema, Director Culture Affairs Navjotpal Singh Randhawa, VC Punjabi University Patiala Dr. Jaspal Singh, Historian Prof. Kirpal Singh and Prithipal Singh Kapoor.
Date:
Friday, April 24, 2015