Pays tribute to great monarch at a state level function to mark his death anniversary
Punjab Newsline, Sangrur, June 29-
Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday said that his government in the state was following the footsteps of Sher-E- Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh to ensure the wellbeing of every strata of society.
The Chief Minister, while addressing the gathering during a state level function to mark death anniversary of Maharaja here today, said that Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a great emperor who practiced the ethos of secularism and socialism in right earnest as propagated by our great Sikh gurus. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that as an ardent Sikh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh ensured dispensation of justice and the welfare of all his subjects adding that he even toured the state in disguise during night to feel the pulse of his subjects. He said that due to his love and affection towards people Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a true monarch of masses.
The CM said that Sher-E-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh empire that vastly extended from the Khyber Pass in the west, to Kashmir in the north, to Sindh in the south, and Tibet in the east. He said that following the footsteps of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the state government has initiated a number of pro people schemes for welfare of every strata of society. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that every effort is being made by the state govt to perpetuate the glorious legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
The CM also said that he was fortunate that he has got an opportunity to visit this sacred place blessed by Sant Baba Attar Singh ji. He said that despite being a king in those times, Maharaja Ranjit Singh readily accepted the punishment bestowed to him from Sri Akal Takht Sahib. However, Mann said that the previous leaders of the state who claimed to give governance like Maharaja Ranjit Singh left no stone unturned to demean the authority of Sri Akal Takht Sahib.
The CM bemoaned that the successive govts in the state ignored this sacred land associated with Maharaja Ranjit Singh. On the contrary, he said that the previous regimes patronized the drug mafia in the state due to which the younger generations of the state have been ruined. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that legendary martyrs like Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Sukhdev, Shaheed Rajguru, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, Shaheed Udham Singh and others had sacrificed their lives for the sake of country whereas the previous rulers of the state had left no stone unturned to plunder the state.
The CM thanked the people of Sangrur Parliamentary segment for electing Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer as the MP from the seat adding that the new Parliamentarian will vehemently raise voice of the region in Lok Sabha.
Earlier, the Chief Minister also paid tributes to Sher-E-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh at his memorial in his maternal village.Prominent amongst others present on the occasion included Cabinet Minister Aman Arora, MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj and other dignitaries.