Punjab Governor greets people on Baisakhi

Chandigarh, April 13, 2015:  The Punjab and Haryana Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki today extended greetings to all Punjabis living in country and abroad on the eve of Baisakhi.

In a message, Prof. Solanki said that Baisakhi has a multi-faceted importance. It marks the ripening of the Rabi harvest, a time of great joy for the farmers to gather the fruits of their hard labour.

The Governor further said that this auspicious occasion has a special significance in the glorious history of Sikhism, as on this day in 1699, the 10th Guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji founded the ‘Order of Khalsa’ to fight against the tyranny of the Mughals and to preserve human and secular values, who sacrificed his entire family for this cause.

Prof. Solanki further said that this day also marked a watershed in our freedom movement in 1919 many known and un-known martyrs sacrificed their lives on this day, in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, for attainment of freedom. This massacre gave a great impetus to the freedom movement.

The Governor appealed to the people to celebrate this festival collectively rising above considerations of caste, creed and religion in a spirit of harmony, social cohesion and national unity of our Country.