CHANDIGARH: After the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) accused the Congress government in Punjab of staying away from coordination panel meeting to decide on the celebrations marking the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, chief minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said that there was no question of the state government backing out.
Interacting with mediapersons here, Capt Amarinder said the state government would extend full support to the religious body for any event it planned to hold within the Gurdwara Sahib precincts, while the state would hold the main event outside the premises, as in the past.
The CM said that as a religious body, the SGPC was entitled to hold any event within the gurdwaras it controls. At the same time, he said he once again appealed to the SGPC to cooperate with his government in holding a joint state-level programme, befitting the historic occasion. This comes a day after Amarinder said a group of ministers was ready to coordinate with the religious body.
Earlier, in a meeting with the SGPC delegation, led by its president Gobind Singh Longowal, with Capt Amarinder on August 27 at Chandigarh, it was decided to arrive at a consensus on various issues relating to the celebrations.
Interacting with mediapersons here, Capt Amarinder said the state government would extend full support to the religious body for any event it planned to hold within the Gurdwara Sahib precincts, while the state would hold the main event outside the premises, as in the past.
The CM said that as a religious body, the SGPC was entitled to hold any event within the gurdwaras it controls. At the same time, he said he once again appealed to the SGPC to cooperate with his government in holding a joint state-level programme, befitting the historic occasion. This comes a day after Amarinder said a group of ministers was ready to coordinate with the religious body.
Earlier, in a meeting with the SGPC delegation, led by its president Gobind Singh Longowal, with Capt Amarinder on August 27 at Chandigarh, it was decided to arrive at a consensus on various issues relating to the celebrations.
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