DSGMC seeks holiday on June 16, Guru Arjan Dev's martyrdom day

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee has urged the government to declare June 16 as a public holiday throughout the country to mark the fourth centenary of Guru Arjan Dev's martyrdom.

In a communication to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, DSGMC President H S Sarna sought a holiday as the centenary would be observed with great enthusiasm and religious fervour all across the country.

Arjan Dev was the fifth Sikh guru, who was a symbol of dignified co-existence of human beings and supreme sacrifice for upholding the eternal truth and fundamental right to free expression.

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