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PAY HOMAGE TO THE MARTYRS OF JALLIANWALA BAGH
OFFER PRAYERS AT SRI DURGIANA TEMPLE
Amritsar, Mar. 23 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi today paid obeisance at the sanctum santorum of Sri Harmandir Sahib. Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of Chief Minister’s Office said that Mr. Modi flew back to Amritsar from Ferozepur in the evening to pay obeisance at Sri Hamandir Sahib, where he offered degh ( Karah Parsad), listened to the Gurbani and did parikarma.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister was accompanied by the Punjab Governor Mr. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Chief Minster Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, Union Food Processing Minister Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Union Minister of State for Social Justice Mr. Vijay Sampla. Mr. Modi was honored with a siropa, a sword and a model of Sri Darbar Sahib by the Head Granthi of Sri Darbar Sahib Giani Jagtar Singh at the Information Office in Sri Harmandir Sahib.
Later, the Prime Minister also visited the historic Jallianwala Bagh and paid glorious tributes to the several martyrs who laid down for their motherland during this brutal tragedy. Mr. Modi evinced keen interest at the martyrs’ well, where many innocent persons jumped into it in a bid to save their lives. At the last leg of his one day journey to the holy city, he also visited the Sri Durgiana Temple and offered prayers there. He was also honored by the Management Committee of the Sri Durgiana Mandir.
Earlier, Mr. Narendra Modi was accorded a warm welcome at Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport on his arrival and was received by the Punjab Goverrnor Prof. Kaptain Singh Solanki, Chief Minster Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, Union Foor Processing Minister Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of State for Social Justice Mr. Vijay Sampla, Infomration & Public Relations Minister Punjab Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia , Animal Husbandry Minister Punjab Mr. Gulzar Singh Ranike, Local Government Minister Mr. Anil Joshi, Mayor Bakshi Ram Arora, Chief Secretary Punjab Mr. Sarvesh Kausal, Commissioner Jalandhar Division, Mr. R. Venketaratnam, DGP Sumedh Saini, Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat, Commissioner of Police Mr. Jatinder Singh Aulakh, National Secretary Mr. Tarun Chugh, BJP President Kamal Sharma, Mr. Manoranjan Kalia. Besides several senior leaders and workers of SAD-BJP and members of SGPC were also present on the occasion.
