MUZAFFARNAGAR, Uttar Pradesh ,—A Septuagenarian Sikh merchant named Sukhpal Singh Bedi, who lives in Purkazi town in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, has donated his 900 square feet land for the construction of a mosque. The move is being seen as a gesture to robust communal harmony in India contrary to the Supreme Court’s controversial verdict snatching whole disputed land of Babri Masjid from the Muslim community.
Sukhpal Singh Bedi handed over the documents of the land to Zahir Farooqui, the Nagar Panchayat Chairman. Farooqui thanked Bedi on behalf of the Muslim community for his gracious act.
  Interacting with media, Sukhpal Singh Bedi said that he has paid tribute to the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Sahib by following his teachings of peace and love. “I don’t have much property, but whatever I had, I have donated it for a good cause,” he added.
  Sukhpal Singh Bedi further said that Bedis, originally hailing from a town Bedian near Lahore, are the direct descendants of Baba Guru Nanak. He, therefore, felt more responsibility to set an example by following his teachings.