Jalandhar, Jan. 29 -- Two years after laying the foundation stone of the Guru Ravidas Bani research centre, the state government has eventually purchased nearly 10 acres of land for the construction of the project, for which the AAP government had already sanctioned an amount to the tune of Rs.25 crore.

On March 25, 2023, chief minister Bhagwant Mann, along with then Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, visited Jalandhar's Dera Sachkhand Ballan, an influential seat of the Ravidassia community, and laid the foundation stone of the project.

Days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Dera Sachkhand Ballan on February 1, the state government has also stepped in, with finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema holding meetings of the cab...