Badal greets people on eve of Gurpurb

Chandigarh, Nov 12 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today extended his greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

In his message on the eve of Gurpurb, Mr Badal said,"Guru Nanak Dev ji was a great spiritual ambassador who envisioned a casteless society free of rituals. Guru Ji motivated the humanity with new ideas, aims, aspirations and exhorted them to dispense with the maladies of hypocrisy,falsehood,pretensions and caste-prejudices".

The Chief Minister appealed the people to imbibe the spirit of service and humility as preached by the Great Guru and strive hard for carving out a peaceful, prosperous and healthy society by following the precious legacy of Guru ji and celebrate this occasion with utmost devotion and dedication rising above the parochial considerations of caste, colour, creed and religion.

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