R S PURA: A grand Nagar Kirtan of Sikh community from R.S Pura- Simbal Camp- Gadi Garh areas was organised by Jammu Kashmir State Gurdwara Parbandhak Board and DGPC Jammu, dedicated to 350th Prakash Utsav of Guru Gobind Singh Ji with the cooperation of entire Sangat and devotes of these areas. This Nagar Kirtan started from R.S Pura and covering Simbal Camp and Gadhi Garh areas culminated at Gurudwara Baba Fateh Singh Ji Gandhi Nagar, Jammu in which large number of Sikh Sangat and other devotees accompanied the Nagar Kirtan. With religious, enthusiasm gaiety and reciting Gurbani the preachers threw light on the life and achievements of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
S. T.S Wazir State Gurudwara Parbandhak Board, S. Jajgeet Singh Jaga President DGPC Jammu, S. Harjinder Singh Raina Sr. Sikh leader and member DGPC, S. Avtar Singh Khalsa, General Secretary DGPC Jammu, S. Kuldeep Singh Vice President DGPC Jammu, S. Mohinder Singh President Shriomani Akali Dal Badal and Member DGPC Jammu, S. Surjeet Singh Ex. Secretary DGPC Jammu, S. Narinder Singh Khalsa, S. Manjeet Singh Ex. Secretary DGPC, S. Mohinder Singh Joint Secretary DGPC Jammu, S. Manmohan Singh Treasurer DGPC Jammu, S. Ranjodh Singh Nalwa, S. Harmeet Singh, S. Satpal Singh, S.Manjeet Singh and others accompanied the Nagar Kirtan. Large number of local Sangat and devotes received the Nagar Kirtan at Gurudwara Baba Fateh Singh Ji Gandhi Nagar Jammu where Gurmat Samagam was organised by Jammu Kashmir Gurdwara Parbandhak Board and District Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Jammu in which Hazoori Ragi of Sri Darbar Sahib Bhai Sukhjeet Singh and other local Jathas recited the Gurbani. Prominent Sikh Preacher Bhai Sartaj Singh Ji Warsava of Jammu and Dhaddi Jatha of Bhai Kharak Singh of Punjab threw light on the life and achievement of Guru Gobind Singh Ji for Khalsa Panth. Stage of the entire programme was conducted by S. Avtar Singh Khalsa General Secretary DGPC Jammu.
S. T.S Wazir President JKSGPB thanked the gathering and said that while commemorating this historical occasion we have organised different Nagar Kirtan from various districts of Jammu province to spread the message of Guru Gobind Singh Ji for protection of righteousness and to unite the Sikh community of Jammu and Kashmir on this occasion. He disclosed that traditional Nagar Kirtan devoted to Parkash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh Ji will be organised on 2nd Jan 2017 followed by Gurmat Samagam on the eve of Prakash Purab on 5th Jan 2017 at Gurdwara Guru Nanak Sahib Chand Nagar Jammu. Similarly a seminar is being organised on 26th Dec 2016 at Zorawar Auditorium University of Jammu in which Prominent Sikh Scholars S. Gurbachan Singh Bachan of University of Mumbai and Dr. Gurnam Singh Sangerha Advisor to Govt. of Canada and visiting Prof. of GNDU Amritsar will throw light on life and teachings of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and appealed to the entire Sangat and all the Sikh organisations to cooperate for the success of these programmes.