category Regional, ludhiana, , tags Regional, ludhiana, , DW BUREAU Ludhiana Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday exhorted the youth to spread the message of peace, love and harmony and stand for the welfare of society. Speaking on the concluding day of World Interfaith Harmony Week being celebrated in Punjab by Team 1699 in association with CityNeeds concluded in local SCD Government College, Cabinet Minister said that the above 65-percent population of India was below 35 and no country in this world has such a younger population. He said that this generation could bring revolutionary changes in society with their power of spreading love and unity in society. Bains said that unity was of utmost importance for making the nation developed and the youth can do wonders in making India a superpower by ensuring love and harmony in all sections of society. He asserted that young people have the power to change the world and they are an asset to any country. He said that no religion was greater than humanity and Almighty always blesses those who spread love and brotherhood. People must be ready to help others always and call education a key for inclusive growth and social harmony. The Minister also stated that the Punjab government was committed to revamp the education system of the state and efforts were already being made to ensure top-class infrastructure in government schools and colleges. The series of activities during the world interfaith harmony week were joined by religious leaders and followers of Buddhism, Valmiki Samaj, Jainism, Christianity, Muslims, Hinduism Sikhsim. The world interfaith harmony week celebrations were launched on 1st February at Ramgariha Girls College by Mandeep Singh Sidhu IPS Police Commissioner and Surabhi Malik IAS Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana. Various scholars gave the basic introduction of Interfaith. Thereafter workshops were conducted with respective religious leaders where the students interacted with them and asked questions. An Interfaith Harmony Walk was conducted last Sunday and participated by more than 500 students from different institutions. The walk started from Christ Church and visited Durga Mata Mandir, Jama Masjid and concluded at Gurudwara Dukhnivaran Sahib. (editor dailyworld.in)