Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to all the political parties, religious and social organizations to set aside petty considerations to celebrate the 550th parkash purb birth anniversary of Sikhs’ first master Guru Nanak Dev in a befitting manner.

Capt Amarinder urged the Sant Samaj to come forward in prevailing upon the leaders of these parties and organisations to ensure their participation for commemoration of this historic event.

The Chief Minister also solicited cooperation from all the organizations in the development of the historical town of Sultanpur Lodhi associated with the first Sikh Guru as holy city. He urged the Sant Samaj to complement the State Government’s efforts to spruce up basic infrastructural facilities and civic amenities to make Sultanpur Lodhi a smart city.

“The life and philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev is a common heritage of Punjab and therefore all the political, religious parties or groups or individuals should sink their political differences and come together to disseminate the message of the first Guru,” he said while addressing the representatives of the Sant Samaj during the executive committee meeting of 550th prakash purab celebrations.

He stressed that politics should be kept out of pious and religious occasions.

The Chief Minister further implored the Sant Samaj to coordinate with the executive committee on regular basis with their suggestions to fine-tune the programmes so as to propagate Guru ji’s rich legacy of universal brotherhood, amity, love, compassion and harmony in the world.

Responding to the concern shown by the members of Sant Samaj, Capt Amarinder promised to bring all the culprits involved in desecration of Guru Granth Sahib and other holy scriptures to book.

“SIT formed by the State Government is on the job and all perpetrators of such heinous crime would be punished as per the law of the land,” he said while assuring the Sant Samaj that ongoing investigations in these cases would be brought to their logical conclusion.

Noted environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal urged the State Government to clean the holy Kali Bein at Sultanpur Lodhi by releasing 550 cusecs of water into the Kali Bein so as to ensure regular flow of water as with the current release of 300 cusecs of water was not sufficient to reach Sultanpur Lodhi.

He asked the Government to take up cleaning of Kali Bein on war footing besides making all the sewage treatment plants (STPs) functional in view of 550th parkash utsav of Guru Nanak Dev next year.

Baba Lakhbir Singh Ratwara Sahib said that the Government should focus on the core issues of health, environment and education on this special occasion as Guru Nanak Dev dedicated his entire life in propagating their significance on human life.