SUKKUR Dec 27: District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain Shah inaugurated the 136th annual Urs celebration of Sufi poet Qadir Bukhsh Bedil by laying a Chadar on his tomb in Rohri on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion, the nazim said that the message of love, peace and tolerance offered by their Sufi saints could help in rooting out hatred and ill will from the society.

District Coordination Officer Abdul Qadir Mangi launched two books published by the Bedil Yadgar Committee. The book comprises poems and research papers presented during the Mushaira and Literary Conference held on the last Urs of Bedil.

He said that in future the Urs celebrations would be held on a grand scale to spread the message of Bedil throughout the country. Earlier, convener of the committee Ghulam Siddiq Qadri, welcoming the participants, praised the Rohri Taluka Council for paying proper attention to development works being carried out at the shrine.

Later, a Mehfil-e-Sama (concert of Sufi music) was held in which Fakirs of Bedil and others enthralled the audience. Besides common folk, a large number of devotees of Bedil and Sufis from across Sindh, particularly the upper part of the province, attended the spiritual celebration.