Chandigarh: Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond today said that the Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, will organise 92 specially designed drone shows across the state as part of the year-long commemoration of the 650th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji Maharaj.
Sond said that, in accordance with the guidance of revered saints, the Punjab Government has been organising a series of programmes to mark the 650th Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji. These include Kirtan Darbars, university seminars, school-level competitions and screenings of a specially produced documentary on the life, teachings and Bani of Guru Sahib.
Sond said that the specially produced documentary on the life and teachings of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji has so far been screened in around 3,500 villages out of approximately 13,500 villages across Punjab. A fleet of 50 vans is continuously travelling across the state to screen the documentary and spread the message of Guru Sahib.
He added that the Punjab Government will organise a three-day special celebration at Khuralgarh Sahib in December, marking the culmination of the year-long commemorative programmes.
MLA Mohali S. Kulwant Singh said that the drone shows would be organised successfully in Mohali with the participation of a large number of devotees and members of the public.
Prominent among those present at the meeting were DC SAS Nagar Komal Mittal, Director Tourism and Cultural Affairs Punjab, DC Rupnagar Aaditya Dachalwal and DC Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Gurpreet Singh Aulakh, who participated online, along with AAP SC Wing State President S. Gurpreet Singh GP and General Secretary S. Baljinder Singh Chonda.
