Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, August 2-

CM Nayab Singh Saini has urged members of the Sikh community to register as many names as possible in the voter list of the HSGMC. The state government has abolished the earlier fee of Rs. 100 for registering names. A campaign will be launched to create voter IDs, he said.

The CM assured that if no legal obstacles arise, the elections for the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee will be held soon. He assured that Assandh would be made a district, stating that a sub-committee of the cabinet has been formed for this purpose. Asandh will be made a district once the necessary norms are fulfilled. The Chief Minister was addressing members of the Sikh community led by Sardar Jagdish Singh Jhinda at his residence, Sant Kabir Kutir on Friday.

Saini said that the present government is committed to spread the teachings of Guru Sahibs to the present and coming generations. He urged everyone to follow the path of goodwill, tolerance, brotherhood, and mutual love shown by the Sikh Gurus in their lives, stating that this is the true mantra for human welfare and the real devotion to the Sikh Gurus.