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Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) Punjab Cabinet Ministers Sanjeev Arora and Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Friday paid a courtesy call on Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad and formally invited him to participate in the programs organized to commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
The event is scheduled to take place from November 20 at Anandpur Sahib, a historic city of spiritual and cultural importance in the Sikh tradition.
The Ministers highlighted the significance of the occasion as a symbol of sacrifice, spiritual strength and unity and stressed its importance in promoting harmony and understanding among different communities.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister of Telangana expressed his appreciation for the invitation and conveyed his consideration and intention to participate in the event.
Also during the meeting, Chief Minister Reddy and ministers had a detailed discussion on the health and education systems of their states.
They exchanged insights, best practices and explored ways to further improve these sectors in Telangana and Punjab.
The talks reflected a shared commitment to enhancing public welfare and promoting cooperative development initiatives.
The meeting underlined the importance of cultural and social ties between the two states, emphasizing the shared values of sacrifice, service and progress.
A spokesperson of the Punjab government said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has assigned the special responsibility of all state cabinet ministers to personally invite the Chief Ministers of various states.
The spokesperson said invitations have already been handed out to several chief ministers, while the remaining states will be covered in the coming days.
Ministers Harpal Singh Cheema and Lal Chand Kataruchak have been appointed to extend invitations to the Chief Ministers of Odisha, West Bengal and Assam.
Similarly, Aman Arora and Tarunpreet Singh Sond will visit Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttarakhand. Ministers Balbir Singh and Hardeep Singh Mundian have been entrusted with the task of inviting the Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, while Ministers Harbhajan Singh ETO and Barinder Kumar Goel will invite the Chief Ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Similarly, Minister Harjot Singh Bains and Advisor to the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Deepak Bali will invite the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Ministers Baljeet Kaur and Mohinder Bhagat have been tasked with inviting the chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
–IANS
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