Pak delegation brings Sikh relic "Ganga Sagar" to India

Amritsar, Aug 27 (UNI) A delegation from Pakistan, including Rai Aziz Ula Khan, the custodian of the relic ''Ganga Sagar'' reached India via Wagah border this afternoon with the sacred vessel presented to his ancestors by the tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.

The delegation was accorded warm welcome by Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, senior Akali leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal, Raj Mahender Singh Majitha, Vikramjeet Singh Majitha, Gulzar Singh Ranike and a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) delegation.

The Sikh relic was taken to Golden Temple for a night halt, before leaving for Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo tommorow morning, for the devotees on the occasion of the tercentenary of the ''Sampoornta Diwas'' being celebrated there.

Rai Aziz Ula Khan, a member of Pakistan National Assembly, is the ninth direct descendent of Rai Kala who had given shelter to Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 at Rai Kot (Ludhiana).

Pleased with the hospitality of Rai Kala, Guru Gobind Singh had presented ''ganga sagar'', a pot with holes which can hold milk while the water flows through it, to him as a token of love. Rai Aziz Ula Khan was the custodian of the ''ganga sagar''.

He said he would bring this relic for darshan of Sikh sangat when desired by the Sikhs of Punjab.

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