Punjab govt to invite religious heads

Punjab government will extend their invitations to religious heads of different faiths, including Pope Francis, Dalai Lama, Puri Shankaracharya on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Dera Baba Nanak in November. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of representatives of Sant Samaj with Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, MLA from Dera Baba Nanak. The religious heads would be invited to the four-day function from November 8 to 11 at Dera Baba Nanak, while the Sultanpur Lodhi one will be organised on November 12. The government has also invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for flagging off a Jatha to Pakistan on November 8 and President Ram Nath Kovind for the November 12 function. Randhawa said that Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will write a formal letter to the religious heads to invite them for the function.