Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today wrote to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, thanking his country's Parliament for organising Baisakhi celebrations in the House of Commons later this month.
Badal told Trudeau that this was the first time in the history of Canadian Parliament that the celebrations of the birth of the 'Khalsa' would be observed at such an impressive scale and magnitude.
He expressed gratitude to the Canadian Parliament for organising 'Akhand Path' of 'Guru Granth Sahib' and 'Kirtan Darbar' in the House of Commons on April 11 as part of Baisakhi celebrations.
"I am happy to learn too that the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) is sending Chandoa/Chandani and a set of Rumalas which have been placed on Guru Granth Sahib in Harmandar Sahib.
"It is indeed a matter of great satisfaction that these sacred articles would be preserved in the archives of the Canadian Parliament for future occasions also", he said in the letter.
The Punjab Chief Minister said he was greatly moved by the devotion and dedication displayed in this regard by the Sikh Members of the Canadian Parliament for making the "historic event" a reality.
"It was indeed a proud moment for the entire Sikh community and our brethren in Canada, who deserved our special thanks and felicitations for this," he said.
