And while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said it was not eyeing the next Lok Sabha election in 2019, it expressed confidence that it would win Punjab's assembly polls of 2017.
The 'Sadbhavna Rally' organised by the Akali Dal, with alliance partner BJP leaders also attending, was an attempt by the party to re-assert itself politically after nearly two months of turmoil in Punjab
Noted filmmaker-lyricist Gulzar has been appointed as 'Tagore Professor of Indian Literature' at Panjab University here.
Nearly 200 buyers from SAARC nations will converge in Amritsar, 250 km from here, for the RBSM, where Indian manufacturers and traders are expecting trade linkages.
"What is the connection of Rahul Gandhi and Amarinder Singh with Sarbat Khalsa?" he asked.
Hitting out at allegations over his nationality, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrest him if he has done any wrong, and accused him of using cronies to throw "muck" at him and his family.