Batala, September 23, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Miri-Piri Khalsa March, which began from Sri Akal Takht Sahib, proceeded from Gurdwara Patshahi Panjvin at Othian in Batala to its next destination, Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Patshahi Navin at Baba Bakala Sahib, on Wednesday amid the chanting of Sikh religious slogans and participation by a large number of devotees.
The march entered its third phase from Othian, with Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Giani Tek Singh, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami and head granthi of Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib Giani Parvinderpal Singh among the prominent personalities present.
Addressing the gathering, Giani Parvinderpal Singh shared Sikh history with devotees and urged them to follow a life guided by Gurmat principles.
Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami described the Miri-Piri Khalsa March as a major campaign for Sikh awareness, Gurmat consciousness and taking the teachings of the Gurus to households. He said one of the significant outcomes of the march had been the effort to convey the message of protecting young people from drugs and connecting them with Gurbani and the Sikh way of life across villages.
Dhami said concerns regarding drug abuse raised in several villages had reinforced the need for collective efforts to protect the younger generation. He said the community could not depend solely on government claims and that connecting youth with the Guru’s teachings, initiation into the Khalsa and a Gurmat-based way of life was a shared responsibility.
Referring to Sikh prisoners, Dhami said the long-pending issue of the release of Bandi Singhs remained a serious challenge before the Sikh community. He called for unity over the issue and said Amrit Sanchar programmes would be organised in every constituency after completion of the Khalsa March to take the message of Gurmat to villages and encourage young people to connect with the Guru’s philosophy.
Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj said the participation of lakhs of Sikh devotees in the march reflected their faith in the Sikh Gurus and their commitment to Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Sri Akal Takht Sahib and the Guru Panth. He described the march as a distinctive historic initiative that would pass through thousands of villages of Punjab, connect devotees with the teachings of the Gurus and eventually conclude at Sri Akal Takht Sahib.
He said the participation had also demonstrated that the Sikh community continued to respond in large numbers when a Panthic call was made under the guidance of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and in accordance with the teachings of the Gurus. He particularly highlighted the participation of young people, saying thousands of youth had pledged to maintain their kes and strengthen their connection with the Guru’s teachings.
During the programme, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami and Giani Tek Singh honoured the Panj Pyare and Nishan Sahib sewadars with siropas. Giani Parvinderpal Singh performed the service of placing the sacred saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in the palki.
Among those present were SGPC members Gurinderpal Singh Gora and Gurnam Singh Jassal; senior Akali leader and constituency in-charge Lakhbir Singh Lodhi Nangal; Naresh Mahajan; deputy secretary Manjit Singh Talwandi; Satnam Singh Riyarr; in-charge Mandeep Singh; additional manager GurTinderpal Singh Qadian; Akali leaders Santokh Singh, Baljinder Singh Bajuman and Amrik Singh Balewal; Gurdwara Patshahi Panjvin Othian manager Davinder Singh; Baba Major Singh Sodhi-led Nihang Singh contingent; Baba Gurpreet Singh of Kar Sewa; Baba Manjit Singh Mariyanwala; Baba Harjinder Singh; Baba Baldev Singh Lopoke; Baba Kashmir Singh; Baba Baldev Singh Mutafapur; head preacher Bhai Sarabjit Singh Dhotian; Giani Baldev Singh Mohali; Bhupinder Singh Buttar and Mohandeep Singh, besides a large number of devotees.
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