In a significant decision the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has decided to accord holy city status to towns having all the Takhts viz. Amritsar walled city, Talwandi Sabo and Sri Anandpur sahib.
The atmosphere was charged with reverence as religious and spiritual leaders, in one resonant voice, paid homage to the Ninth Sikh Guru, remembering him as a universal emblem of righteousness and an eternal protector of religious freedom.