Karnal, Dec. 24 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday announced a Rs.21 lakh grant for constructing a welcome gate and library for children in the name of Jagat Guru Brahmanand Saraswati on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Chuhar Majra village in Kaithal. The function was presided over by speaker Harvinder Kalyan.

Announcing the renaming of Chuhar Majra village as Brahmanand Majra, CM Saini said that Jagat Guru was a guide for humanity and his entire life was devoted to human service, religion, sacrifice and nation-building.

Addressing the state-level ceremony, Saini said that Guruji was born in 1908 in the village of Kaithal district in a humble Ror family and grew a deep faith in the Arya Samaj.

"His life ins...