Chandigarh :
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker, S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan has greeted people on the occasion of Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas.
In his message, S. Sandhwan urged people to celebrate the festival of lights “Diwali” in a traditional manner in the spirit of harmony and amity. He also appealed to the people to make this day memorable by planting a sapling on the occasion of this festival.
S. Sandhwan has also extended warm greetings to the people, especially the Sikh Panth, on the historic ‘Bandi Chhor Diwas’, to mark the release of 52 Hindu Princes from the Gwalior fort by Sixth Guru Sri Hargobind Sahib ji during the Diwali festival in the year 1612.
He also conveyed his best wishes for Vishwakarma Day, hoping that Lord Vishwakarma’s craftsmanship would continue to imbue one and all with the feeling of dignity of labour and bring prosperity to the lives of the people.
