Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh today reviewed the arrangements for the celebration of
the 350th 'Prakash Utsav' of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh
Guru, at Anandpur Sahib on December 24.
The chief minister, who will be attending the
celebration, took a series of decisions in consultation with
his cabinet colleagues and top officials, whom he had directed
to make all arrangements to facilitate the devotees travelling
to Sri Anandpur Sahib as well as Takht Sri Patna Sahib -- the
birth place of the 10th Sikh Guru.
Besides waiving entry fee for the Khalsa Heritage Museum
for two days (December 24-25), the government has decided to
run special trains to Patna from Amritsar, Patiala and
Bathinda railway stations on December 22, an official release
said here.
The trains, which will carry around 1,500 pilgrims each,
will have government officials, as well as doctors and
pharmacists, accompanying the passengers on the journey, it
said.
Arrangements for ferrying the devotees from the Patna
railway station to the Patna Sahib Gurudwara, as well as their
stay, are also being made.
An advance party has been sent to Sri Patna Sahib to make
arrangements for the pilgrims expected to arrive from Punjab.
In Punjab, the main event at Anandpur Sahib would witness
a series of programmes, including performances by Bhai Baldeep
Singh (exponent of classical Gurbani Kirtan), Punjabi singer
Gurdas Maan, eminent Sikh scholar, musician Gurnam Singh and
Punjabi poet Surjit Patar, it added. PTI
