Harsimrat gives call to eliminate gender inequality

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Press Trust of India Anandpur Sahib
Last Updated : Jun 17 2015 | 8:22 PM IST
Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today gave a clarion call to stop gender discrimination, saying that its elimination would go a long way in shaping a better nation.
While presiding over a congregation in Mata Nanki Istri Gurmat Samagam here on the beginning of three-day celebrations of 350th anniversary of the foundation of Anandpur Sahib, she said women should take the lead in purging gender inequality from society.
Recalling the role played by women in safeguarding and strengthening Sikh Panth, she said we all should learn a lesson from the lives of those brave women who had served as forerunners in protecting the rights and interests of women.
"We should tread the path shown by these great women," she said.
Paying obeisance to great Sikh Gurus and the sacred land of Anandpur Sahib, she said this was not only sacred land but that historic place where 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh Ji formed Khasla Panth on April 13, 1699.
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First Published: Jun 17 2015 | 8:22 PM IST

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