Lok Sabha polls: Modi serves langar in Bihar's Gurudwara Patna Sahib in outreach to Sikh community
Patna/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers, cooked food and served langar to people in Gurudwara Patna Sahib in Bihar on Monday, in a reach out to the Sikh community amid the ongoing fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Wearing an orange turban, Modi first offered prayers, then headed to langar, helped in cooking food and serving them to people, some of whom were delighted while others captured the moment in phone cameras.
Sharing the pictures from his Gurudwara visit on his X handle, Modi wrote, "Sikhism is rooted in the principles of equality, justice and mercy. Service is the mainstay of Sikhism. I also had the honor of participating in the service at Patna this morning. It was a very humbling and special feeling."
ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ ਬਰਾਬਰੀ, ਨਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਦਇਆ ਦੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ’ਤੇ ਟਿਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ। ਸੇਵਾ ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਅਧਾਰ ਹੈ। ਅੱਜ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਪਟਨਾ ਵਿਖੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਵਿਚ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਲੈਣ ਦਾ ਮਾਣ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ। ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਨਿਮਰ ਅਤੇ ਖ਼ਾਸ ਅਹਿਸਾਸ ਸੀ। pic.twitter.com/f9KPYO3N9o
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 13, 2024
Through the day, the Prime Minister is scheduled to hold election rallies in Hajipur, Muzaffarpur and Saran.
Patna city in Bihar turned saffron on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in a massive roadshow, boosting hopes of the NDA candidates to perform stronger in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
Modi began his roadshow from Bhattacharya Chowk in Patna after some religious rituals amid the blowing of conch.
Out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, BJP is fighting in 17 and its ally JD(U) in 16.