LUCKNOW: Thanking chief minister

for organizing a kirtan at his residence to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, irrigation and minority welfare minister Baldev Singh Aulakh said that earlier, the CM residence was known for azaans and iftars and this was the first time that a CM had “dared” to celebrate a festival of the Sikh community at such a large scale.

“PehleCM ke ghar pe roze khulte thhe, aazan bhi lagti thhi. Aaj Guru Granth Sahib ka prakash hua hua, kirtan hua hai (Earlier iftar used to be organized at the CM residence, aazan used to be read. Today, the Guru Granth Sahib was read, kirtan was organized),” he said.