On Saturday, PM Modi paid rich tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur on his ‘Shaheedi Diwas’ and recalled his vision for a just and inclusive society. Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts Sunday morning in Delhi’s Gurdwara Rakabganj and bowed his head. He paid tributes to Guru Teg Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice, official sources said.
They further said that there was also no police bandobast or traffic barriers to the common man during this visit. The mortal remains of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, were consigned to flames at Gurdwara Rakabganj.
The visit comes amid intense protests by farmers, especially from Punjab, against the three farm laws enacted by his government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a surprise visit to Gurudwara Rakabganj in the national capital and paid tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice.
The mortal remains of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, were consigned to flames at Gurudwara Rakabganj. The Prime Minister’s visit to one of the most popular gurudwaras among the devotees in the national capital assumes significance as it comes amid intense protests by farmers, especially from Punjab, against the three farm laws enacted by his government.
Mr. Modi has spoken on the benefits of farm reforms and told farmers that the existing government mechanism to support them, including minimum support price and agriculture mandis, will continue.