DHURI: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday launched the second phase of Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojna dedicated to 350th martyrdom anniversary of the Ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.
Chief Minister said that the second phase of the Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojna has been launched to facilitate the people adding that around 16, 000 pilgrims will be selected for this yatra from every assembly segment. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that devotees will be taken for visits to Sri Harmandir Sahib, Durgiana Temple, Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal, Jallianwala Bagh, the Partition Museum, and other religious places in Amritsar. He said that under this scheme, citizens will be taken for visits to several other sacred sites across the state like Sri Anandpur Sahib and Mata Naina Devi in Himachal Pradesh too.
The Chief Minister said that the scheme is open to people of all castes, religions, income groups, and regions adding the pilgrimage will include a three-day and two-night stay for devotees. He said that the devotees aged 50 years and above will be eligible to register for the pilgrimage adding that voter cards will be mandatory for registration. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that after registration, 40 pilgrims will be duly selected through a draw from each booth out of every 100 registered individuals adding that AC buses, AC hotel accommodation, and meals will be provided for the pilgrims and each bus will have an assistant to help the devotees.