Muzaffarnagar: A 70-year-old man belonging to Sikh community has donated a piece of land for construction of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district during the auspicious month of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
Sukhpal Singh Bedi, a social activist, made the announcement at an event in the district’s Purkazi town on Sunday, November 24.
According to PTI report, the man handed over land documents for the 900 sq ft plot to Nagar Panchayat Chairman Zahir Farooqui.
Mr Bedi said he wanted to spread the message of peace and communal harmony citing Guru Nanak’s teachings of treating all people equally and with respect. People from both the communities welcomed the decision.
