Aparna Banerji

Tribune News Service

Sultanpur Lodhi, November 9

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid obeisance at Gurdwara Ber Sahib at Sultanpur Lodhi. He made a brief stopover at the holy town before heading to Dera Baba Nanak to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor.On his arrival at Sultanpur Lodhi at 9.15 am, the Prime Minister was welcomed by CM Capt Amarinder Singh, Governor VP Badnore and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal among other Akali leaders at the gurdwara. Staying for 20 minutes at the venue, the Prime Minister shared a warm handshake and brief conversation with Amarinder.

The Prime Minster was presented with a ‘siropa’ by the SGPC at the gurdwara. He also met environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal at the gurdwara with an embrace.Modi’s stay at the gurdwara was marked by obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum and a visit to the holy Beri tree on the premises. He PM marked the occasion with tweets, “Blessed morning at Shri Gurdwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi”.