SRINAGAR: Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election departments, Javid Ahmad Dar has extended warm greetings to people of J&K on the auspicious occasion of Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism.
In his message, the Minister said that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was a great spiritual ambassador who guided the humanity to attain salvation by spreading the cult of devotion to God with eternal message of love, compassion and spirituality amongst the mankind.
He said that Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji envisioned a casteless society free from rituals, thereby redeeming the suffering of humanity from the pangs of agony.
Javid Dar said that Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji motivated the humanity with new ideas, aims, aspirations and called upon it to dispense with the maladies of hypocrisy, falsehood, pretensions and caste-prejudices.
The Minister said that teachings of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji are still relevant today especially in the present complex and materialistic society. He appealed the people to imbibe the spirit of service and humility as preached by the Great Guru and strive hard for carving out a peaceful, prosperous and healthy society by following the precious legacy of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji.
