Dedicating the newly-renovated Guru Tegh Bahadur Museum to the masses, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann exhorted the people to uphold and emulate the high ideals of and humanitarianism embodied by the ninth Sikh Guru.
The Chief Minister, addressing the gathering after inspecting the ongoing work at Panj Pyara Park, said that the ninth Sikh guru, who founded the holy town of Sri Anandpur Sahib, was the epitome of Socialism and secularism as he sacrificed his life for the sake of preserving Human Rights in the country.
Mann urged the people to imbibe the spirit of self-sacrifice preached and practiced by Hind Di Chaadar, Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, who laid down his life to safeguard the freedom of worship, besides upholding the human and secular values. He said that the bani of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, which is included in Guru Granth Sahib, preaches the message of oneness of mankind, universal brotherhood, righteousness, valour and compassion, which need to be followed by one and all.
The Chief Minister said that the life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur is a lighthouse for the entire humanity adding that this Museum will help in perpetuating this glorious legacy on one hand and further cementing the ties between people on the other.
The Chief Minister further said that the State Government has inherited a debt of Rs 9020 crore of Powercom from previous governments. This bad debt is being repaid through installments worth Rs 1804 crore. The State Government has, so far, provided more than 28,000 jobs to the youth in the state, he added.