Chandigarh, January 29
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has demanded that Guru Raivdas Jayanti be declared as a national holiday, like the birth anniversaries of other Gurus and prophets. Warring wanted to mention the matter during the ‘Zero Hour’ in the Lok Sabha today. However, the Lok Sabha was adjourned before he could raise the matter there.
Later, Warring said in an informal interaction with reporters that it is a long pending demand of the followers of Guru Ravidas that like the birth anniversaries of other gurus and prophets, Guru Ravidas Jayanti be also declared as a national holiday.
The PPCC president said, there are lakhs and crores of followers of Guru Ravidas who worship him with divine reverence. He pointed out, birth anniversaries of other Gurus and prophets are already observed as national holidays.
Warring said, since he comes from Punjab and where there is a large number of followers of Guru Ravidas, he has been pursuing the matter at multiple platforms. He said he wanted to raise it in the parliament today, but could not do it since the house was adjourned.
The PPCC president said, Guru Ravidas has preached the message of peace, harmony and universal brotherhood not for any particular sect, but for the entire humanity. “Guru Ravidas is an apostle for the entire mankind”, he remarked.
