Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today greeted the people on the 635th 'Parkash Utsav' of Sri Guru Ravidas ji- a great spiritual ambassador and messiah of the poor and unprivileged sections of the society.
In a message, Mr. Badal said that Sri Guru Ravidas ji preached the gospels of love, compassion, mutual tolerance, universal brotherhood and oneness of mankind through his life and philosophy. He said that Sri Guru Ravidas made tireless efforts for bringing social equality thereby eradicating the evils of casteism from the society. His significant contribution towards carving out a casteless and classless society would ever be remembered by one and all. Mr. Badal further said that Sri Guru Ravidas ji propagated the values of humanism through his teachings, which were still relevant in the present context of materialism. He appealed the people to follow the path shown by the great Guru and exhorted them to make endeavour to ameliorate the lot of poor and downtrodden thereby bridging the gap between have and have-nots for the creation of an egalitarian society- the ultimate goal cherished by Guru ji.
The Chief Minister called upon the people to celebrate the 'Parkash Utsav' of Guru ji collectively rising above the parochial considerations of caste, creed, colour and religion.