Akal Takht jathedar in Pak to mark Guru Nanak’s Joti Jot

AMRITSAR: Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Monday went to Pakistan to attend functions being held at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur, to mark Joti Jot (immersion in the eternal light) Gurpurb (day) of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion, on September 22, via the Attari-wagah border.

On the other side of the border, a Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) delegation comprising president Ameer Singh, former PSGPC chief Satwant Singh, member of provincial assembly (Punjab) Ramesh Singh Arora and authorities of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) accorded him a warm welcome.

Ameer Singh told HT over phone, “Jathedar Sahib has reached Lahore, where he is staying at the Gurdwara Dehra Sahib. A dinner will be hosted for him at the Governor House, Lahore. On Tuesday, he will deliver a speech in a Lahore University, from where he will for Kartarpur to attend functions to observe the Joti Joti Gurpurb.”

“The Akhand Path started on Monday at Kartarpur gurdwara and its bhog ceremony will be held on September 22. The jathedar will also address there and be part of the Nagar Kirtan (religious procession) being taken out from the gurdwara Sahib to the Zero Point on the corridor,” he added, appealing to Indian devotees to gather at Zero Point on the Indian side to be part of the nagar kirtan.

The PSGPC chief also expressed pleasure over exclusion of Pakistan from the black list by the United Kingdom.