NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday announced the reopening of Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara Corridor begins on Wednesday, a few days before Gurupurab, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, on 19 November.
Home Minister Amit Shah took to Twitter to announce the government’s decision to resume the movement of devotees through the corridor Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal, PakistanHe said that a large number of people will benefit from this decision. Sikh Pilgrims.
“This decision shows the immense reverence of the Modi government towards Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and our Sikh community… The nation is all set to celebrate the Prakash Utsav of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on 19th November and I am sure that Narendra Modi The government’s decision to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will give a further boost to happiness and joy across the country.
The Kartarpur Corridor was closed in March 2020, barely four months after its inauguration, in view of the COVID-19 outbreak.
BJP MPs had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday to request the reopening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. Even the Pakistan government had last week urged India to allow devotees to visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara ahead of the Prakash Utsav celebrations.
Senior politicians from Punjab, including former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, also took to Twitter to urge the Indian government to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor before Gurpurab.
The Kartarpur Corridor, called the “peace corridor” between India and Pakistan, saw around 45,000 pilgrims travel through it between November 2019 and February 2020.
The corridor allows Sikh pilgrims to travel visa-free to the Kartarpur Gurdwara via the Attari-Wagah border.
Home Minister Amit Shah took to Twitter to announce the government’s decision to resume the movement of devotees through the corridor Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal, PakistanHe said that a large number of people will benefit from this decision. Sikh Pilgrims.
“This decision shows the immense reverence of the Modi government towards Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and our Sikh community… The nation is all set to celebrate the Prakash Utsav of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on 19th November and I am sure that Narendra Modi The government’s decision to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will give a further boost to happiness and joy across the country.
The Kartarpur Corridor was closed in March 2020, barely four months after its inauguration, in view of the COVID-19 outbreak.
BJP MPs had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday to request the reopening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. Even the Pakistan government had last week urged India to allow devotees to visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara ahead of the Prakash Utsav celebrations.
Senior politicians from Punjab, including former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, also took to Twitter to urge the Indian government to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor before Gurpurab.
The Kartarpur Corridor, called the “peace corridor” between India and Pakistan, saw around 45,000 pilgrims travel through it between November 2019 and February 2020.
The corridor allows Sikh pilgrims to travel visa-free to the Kartarpur Gurdwara via the Attari-Wagah border.
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