Badal to lay stone of Guru Ravidass memorial.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday reviewed the arrangements for the foundation stone laying ceremony of Sri Guru Ravidass Memorial, which will come up at Khuralgarh in Hoshiarpur district at a cost of Rs 125 crore.

Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s office said that a meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister here.

Taking part in deliberations, the Chief Minister exhorted the leaders of SAD—BJP and the top brass of the government to elicit huge participation of the people from different walks of life at the ceremony on April 3. Mr Badal said that this world class memorial would be a humble but befitting tribute to Sri Guru Ravidass, which would act as a lighthouse to perpetuate the life and teachings of this great Guru.

He said that Sri Guru Ravidass was a great spiritual ambassador and messiah of the poor and unprivileged sections of the society and taught us to lead a virtuous and noble life adding that his life and philosophy still continues to guide humanity towards an egalitarian society.

The Chief Minister said that this memorial would be an architectural marvel, which once completed would have a spacious congregation hall having a capacity to accommodate 10,000 pilgrims and a state—of—the art auditorium equipped with all the modern audio—visual aids to showcase the life works of Guru Ravidass.

He further said that the hallmark of this world class memorial would be a tall erected structure ‘Minar—e—Begampura’ which would be of 151 feet high.

Mr Badal also asked the organizing committee to ensure the participation of the heads of all religious sects besides the eminent spiritual leaders of the country.

Reiterating his firm commitment to perpetuate the glorious cultural heritage of the state, the Chief Minister announced to dedicate three upcoming state—of—the art monuments Jang—e—Azaadi, War Heroes Memorial and Ram Tirath Temple to the nation in current year.

The Hindu