DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today announced that a state-level function will be held in Panipat on April 3, 2022, to mark the celebrations of the 400th Prakash Purab of Hind Di Chadar Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In one day programme a replica of the 'Darbar Sahib' would be set up at Panipat and Sikh devotees from across Haryana and Punjab are expected to participate in large numbers. The function aims to spread the message of communal harmony and brotherhood as preached by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Furthermore, a Chair in the name of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji will be set up at Kurukshetra University as a part of these celebrations. Through this Chair a lot of research work would be done on the life of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji so that the facts of this research work can be shared with the society for a better understanding, especially among the youth, announced Manohar Lal. These announcements were made by the Chief Minister while chairing a meeting of the state-level Committee regarding the 400th Prakash Purab celebrations of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji held here today. During the meeting, the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee members also shared several pivotal suggestions to make this state-level function a big hit. "Since March 2021, various religious and cultural programmes have already been started as a part of the celebrations of the 400th Prakash Purab of Hind Di Chadar Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji in some part of the country. However, due to Pandemic most of the programmes in Haryana got postponed but now the State Government has decided to organize a state-level function on April 3, 2022," said Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister assured that adequate arrangements would be made for these celebrations, along with the formation of special teams across the State for ensuring smooth organization of this state-level programme. Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, Power Minister Ranjit Singh, Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal, Ministers of State O. P. Yadav, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda and Sandeep Singh, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Mayor, Panipat, Sardarni Avneet Kaur, MPs, MLAs and Administrative Secretaries also remained present on this occasion. Manohar Lal said that Haryana shares a special bond not only with Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji but with all the ten Sikh Gurus as most of them have travelled in Kurukshetra and Lohgarh, which once was the capital of Sikh State. The state youth have a lot to learn from the life of these Sikh Gurus, the greatest humanitarians this world has ever seen. "Acknowledging the same, the State Government from time to time has been paying tributes to the religious Gurus, Saints and Martyrs by organizing public meetings, functions, seminars across Haryana. Besides this, a special scheme Sant Mahapurush Vichar Parsar Yojana has also been started in Haryana," said Manohar Lal. "Today it becomes our utmost duty to inculcate the teachings, ideologies of and philosophy of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and other religious Gurus and Sants in the society, especially among youth so that they can get inspiration from them. Along with the Government social and religious institutions also play a pivotal role in culturally shaping society," added Manohar Lal. While accepting the demands made by most of the Committee members, the Chief Minister said that invitations would be sent to the renowned Ragi and Katha Vachak to mark their presence in this state-level religious function. (editor@dailyworld.in)