Akal Takht Backed Blood Donation Camp

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Akal Takht-backed blood donation camp on March 10

Varinder Walia

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 27

Akal Takht, to mark Hola Mohalla festival at Anandpur Sahib on March 10, will organise a blood donation camp. The Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda collected 17,921 units of blood on October 10, 2004, at Bapuji village in Sriganganagar.

Sikh organisations under the aegis of the Akal Purkh Ki Fauj joined hands to hold a blood camp on the premises of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, Anandpur Sahib.

Jathedar, Akal Takht, Giani Gurbachan Singh has said after the blood camp, Sikh organisations would mobilise devotees to fill forms to pledge eyes after death.

Fauj chief Jaswinder Singh Advocate hoped to collect 25,000 units of blood since 10 lakh devotees reach Anandpur Sahib to celebrate Hola Mohalla.

SGPC president Avtar Singh has extended cooperation to this task. Baba Harnam Singh, head, Damdami Taksal, Bhai Guriqbal Singh, Mata Kaulan Trust, Sikh Missionary College and Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle, both based in Ludhiana, confirmed to contribute to the task.

A committee for the event has been constituted under Bikram Singh Majithia, former minister. Giani Tarlochan Singh, Jathedar, Takht Kesgarh Sahib, Harbhajan Singh, chairman, Shaheed Sikh Missionary College, Kiranbir Singh Kang, president, Youth Akali Dal, Rajinder Singh Mehta, interim committee member, SGPC and Charanjit Singh Chadda, president, Chief Khalsa Diwan, are members of the committee.

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