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indian army

Force donates Rs 1 lakh for

shade to Dargah

ndian Army on Thursday organized a felicitation ceremony in
Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch to promote communal harmo-
Iny in the region and donated Rs 1 lakh for a pucca shade to the
“Pir Baba Dargah” at Sune Gali.
The initiative was taken by the 10th Battalion of the Jammu
and Kashmir Rifles. The Army, together with the dignitaries
present, offered a “Chaddar” to the Dargah and hoped that the
communal harmony to always be maintained.
“We are very grateful to the Indian Army for such a gesture.
The atmosphere is peaceful. They have won the hearts of the
common people. The money has been provided for a pucca shade BJP supporters take part in
for devotees who visit this Dargah,” Mohammad Sultan said. a BJP National President JP Nadda roadshow, in the Dinhata
He added that the community would reciprocate the same constituency in West Bengal on Thursday. (ANI)
warmth towards the Army.
Abdul Rafeez, a panch in a nearby village, also thanked the
Army for the move. Prakash Purab
“On this occasion, I want to thank the Indian Army and par-
ticularly the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 10th Batallion who Punjab CM urges PM Modi to
cooperated with us very much in this work. We always had the
problem for sitting arrangement for the devotees,” Rafeez said. clear funds
Mohammad Razzak, another panch participating in the cere-
mony, said that the Army has provided them with Rs 1 lakh for a
pucca shade for the devotees coming from far-flung area, adding unjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thurs-
day urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear the
that the Indian Army is the best Army in the world. Pstate government’s proposal for launching various projects
“I want to request the CO saab, because they always care for worth Rs 937 crores, including the development of Sri Anandpur
us, to improve the situation of water and roadways,” Razzak said. Sahib as smart city, to pay befitting tributes to 9th Sikh Guru Sri

Guru Tegh Bahadur, whose 400th Prakash Purab is being cele-
Yogi adityanath brated this year.

Participating virtually in the high-level national committee
BJP will create anti-Romeo meeting, convened by the Prime Minister to finalize plans for

the celebration of the 400th Prakash Purab, the Chief Minister
squads in West Bengal said, “We are all fortunate to celebrate this great event in our
lifetimes and I urge PM Modi to ensure that this historic event
head of the fourth phase of the West Bengal polls, Uttar is commemorated not only at national but at a global level”.
Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party lead- The Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister that the
Aer Yogi Adityanath said if his party comes to power in the Centre should release a special commemorative stamp on this
state, it will create anti-Romeo squads and put Trinamool Con- occasion.
gress’s (TMC) ‘Romeos’ behind bars. He suggested that the commemorative events should be
“To safeguard the interests of sisters and daughters, BJP will held all across the country, as well as at all Indian missions
create Uttar Pradesh-like anti-Romeo squads in Bengal and put abroad, in order to carry the powerful message of Guru Tegh
all TMC Romeos behind bars,” he said while addressing a pub- Bahadur’s life.
lic meeting in Hoogly. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also He said Guru Tegh Bahadur, also known as Hind Di Cha-
claimed that after May 2, when the results of the assembly polls dar, stands as a shining symbol of our country’s great pluralistic
are announced, ‘Didi’ Mamata Banerjee “will start saying Jai tradition and secularism, and his supreme sacrifice - ‘sis diya
Shree Ram”. par sirr na diya’ - forms an important part of India’s history.
Yogi Adityanath also said that during the anti-Citizenship Briefing the Prime Minister on the memorandum sent to
(Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) protests in the country, TMC the Centre in this regard, Captain Amarinder said his govern-
workers were supporting the people instigating violence. ment plans to duly recognize the towns and villages associated
“During CAA protests, TMC people were supporting those with the life of Guru Sahib in the state by upgrading their in-
who were instigating violence. In UP, we put up hoardings of riot- frastructure.
ers and confiscated their properties. Mamata Didi can’t do this as “Besides the city of Amritsar, the town of Sri Anandpur Sa-
she sees them as TMC vote bank,” he said. hib and Baba Bakala are significant in this regard. In addition,
The first three phases of the eight-phased West Bengal polls there are 78 villages in the state graced by the Guru (charan chho
have already taken place. The fourth phase of the elections will be prapt),” he said.
held on April 10. Counting of the votes will take place on May 2. (with ANI reports)

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