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Dhuri (Sangrur), November 27
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann accompanied by the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched the Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra Scheme to facilitate the people to pay obeisance at sacred places across the country.
Addressing the gathering after launching the Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra Scheme on the auspicious Parkash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev here today, Chief Minister Mann said that this scheme is in line with the teachings and philosophy of the great Guru who had gave the message of universal love brotherhood and peace to the people. He said that a large section of society was not able to visit these sacred places across the country due to one reason or another. However, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government has started this scheme to facilitate the pilgrims to visit the various holy places across the country and state.
In his address, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the people on the auspicious occasion of the Parkash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev. He said that their government is walking on the footsteps of the great Gurus to serve the people of Delhi and Punjab. Arvind Kejriwal said that an important scheme is today being launched to facilitate the people who can’t travel to holy pilgrimages because of a lack of resources or other.
Chief Minister Mann further said that today 300 pilgrims from Amritsar, 220 from Jalandhar and more than 500 from Dhuri will be travelling to Sri Hazur Sahib through this train. He said that more than 50000 pilgrims will be availing of this facility over three months adding that 13000 of them will travel by the trains, with 13 trains carrying 1000 passengers each leaving every eight days. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the remaining will be traveling by buses, with 10 buses leaving every day, carrying 43 people each.
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The Chief Minister said that a team of doctors, volunteers and officials would be travelling with yatris to take care of any emergency. He said that an advanced team of officials have been sent to take care of all the amenities before the yatris arrive. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that old people above the age of 75 will also be allowed to have young attendants to travel with them.
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The Chief Minister said that the scheme was earlier started by the Delhi Government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He said that now the state government has replicated this scheme as per which AC Transport (Bus for close destinations and Train for far destinations) adding that AC Accommodation and Food will be provided to the pilgrims during their visit to the pilgrimage. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that through trains the pilgrims will be able to go to Sri Hazur Sahib and Sri Patna Sahib, Varanasi, Mathura, Ajmer Sharif and others.
Similarly, the Chief Minister said that through buses the pilgrims will be able to visit Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Sri Damdama Sahib, Sri Vaishno Devi, Mata Chintpurni ji, Mata Naina Devi ji, Mata Jwala ji, Salasar Dham, Khatu Shyam ji and others. He said that the Punjab is a secular state where anything except hatred can germinate adding that this is the land of communal harmony, brotherhood, love and peace. Bhagwant Singh Mann also said that in another path-breaking initiative, the state government has also launched the door-to-door delivery of food to the people.
The Delhi Chief Minister bemoaned that in the last 75 years, no government had ever started this scheme to facilitate the people. He said that it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that in Delhi till now more than 80,000 people have taken benefit of this scheme. Arvind Kejriwal said that the money that is being spent on this scheme was earlier spent by the predecessors on their maritime activities.
Kejriwal said that Punjab is witnessing a revolution in health, education and every other sector. He said that Aam Aadmi Clinics have been opened for free treatment to people, 20,000 schools of the state are undergoing complete transformation and now this Teerth Yatra Scheme has been launched. Arvind Kejriwal said that he is fortunate to be a part of this crusade and launching of this scheme.