DELHI: HARDEEP SINGH PURI (UNION MINISTER) PRESS CONFERENCE Delhi: On the Jore Sahib, sacred footwear of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says, "As this is a relic of very historical, religious, cultural value... So the cultural ministry got carbon-14 testing done... The historian's findings state that the Jore Sahib is an authentic object that has remained the object of reverence among millions of devotees for the last three centuries... The opinion of the committee was that the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh was Patna Sahib, so it is requested that the Patna Sahib Gurudwara should serve them." Delhi: union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says, "Our family has had the honor of serving Jode Sahib for the past three hundred years. The history of this service is in the public domain, and many of you are connected to our religious texts. Bhai Kaan Singh Naba wrote in Gurmukhi in the Mahan Kosh, where references to Holi Jode Sahib are mentioned... All the relics and the service of Holy Jode Sahib were recognized by Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Maata Sahib Kaur. They were pleased with the service of these two Sikhs to the Sangat" Delhi: union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says, "When Sardar Jasmeet Singh Puri passed away, the family approached me, saying that since I am one of the elder members—or perhaps the eldest of that generation—I should oversee its care. I then consulted the family and also consulted with the government. It was decided that, because this is a relic of significant historical, religious, cultural, and sentimental value, carbon-14 testing should be conducted to ensure authenticity. The Ministry of Culture carried out the carbon-14 testing, and the reports from that testing, along with the studies conducted by selected historians, perfectly match. Both the domestic and international carbon-14 tests confirmed that the timelines are exact... Delhi: On the Jore Sahib, sacred footwear of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Harmeet Singh Kalka, says, "These symbols will be adorned at Patna Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Sahib... Such a symbol of Guru Sahib, which very few people have seen, and since not everyone can go to Patna Sahib, it will be taken from here in the form of a huge Nagar Kirtan... Whatever responsibility is given to us for this, the committee will fulfil it... Delhi: On the Jore Sahib, sacred footwear of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, President of the Takht Sri Patna Sahib Committee. Jagjot Singh Sohi says, "...I thank the union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and his family, who handled the symbols of Guru Sahib and Guru Gobind Singh's mother and now have decided to hand them over to the Patna Sahib Managing Committee. We will reverently carry them back in the form of a Nagar Kirtan..."