Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday said that the state government is ready to bear the entire expenditure to be incurred on land allotment by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for construction of Sri Guru Ravidass ji at Tughlakabad in New Delhi.
Notably, on the orders of the Supreme Court, the Sri Guru Ravidass Temple and Samadhi, located in Village Tughlakabad, Delhi was demolished during August, 2019. Legends say that Guru Ravidass ji visited this sacred place around 1509 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Sikander Lodhi.
Pointing out further, CM Channi said that the DDA had recently asked the Guru Ravidass Vishram Dham Mandir Chamarwala Johar Tughlakabad Committee to submit a sum of Rs 4.33 crore, for taking 400 square meters of land, as total with capitalised rent for 30 years. Since the amount was quite hefty due to exorbitant price of land, CM Channi said various delegations have approached him for seeking requisite contribution from the state government.
CM Channi further said that as the state government is already following the ideology of Sri Guru Ravidass ji in the right earnest to ensure well being of one and all therefore in the same spirit they have now decided if the committee desires so, then the State government will bear entire expense for procuring the land to construct of temple at Tughlakabad.