JALANDHAR.
A special train ferrying 200 pilgrims from Jalandhar to Sri Hazoor Sahib returned on Sunday early morning.
The pilgrims were welcomed by SDMs Gursimran Singh Dhillon, Major Dr Irwin Kaur, and others at Jalandhar Cantonment railway station.
The train was flagged on November 27 under the Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra scheme. The cost of food, lodging, and travel, which included AC trains and accommodations was borne by the Punjab Government. As part of the program, several trains and buses will offer free pilgrimage including Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sri Hazoor Sahib, Sri Patna Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib, Mata Naina Devi Ji, Sri Vrindavan Dham, Mata Vaishno Devi Ji, Mata Chintapurni Ji, Mata Jawala Ji, Varanasi, Sri Khatu Shyam Ji, Sri Salasar Dham, and Khwaja Ajmer Sharif Dargah to the people of Punjab. An amount of Rs 40 crore had been earmarked for the scheme.
Several pilgrims said that this program had enabled them to visit Sri Hazur Sahib for the first time and hailed the government for its initiative.