Pakistani Sikh management calls for extension of pilgrimage length, meets PM Shehbaz Sharif – Occasions of India

AMRITSAR: The demand of taking out the US $20 service price charged by the Pakistan authorities from each Indian devotee happening a day lengthy piligrmage to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartapur Sahib, Pakistan, is now being raised from inside Pakistan.
The problem has been taken up by Pakistani Sikh management which can also be pursuing the Pakistan authorities to increase the length of the present pilgrimage from the present daybreak to nightfall to twenty-four hour yatra.
Ramesh Singh Arora, member, Provincial Meeting, Pakistan informed TOI on Sunday that he had held a gathering with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and urged him to think about scrapping the service price and rising the yatra length to 24 hours.
Notably, the Pakistan authorities prices a US $20 service price from each Indian devotee visiting by way of Kartarpur hall from India for a day-long go to to Kartarpur Sahib the place Sikh’s first grasp Guru Nanak Dev spent the final 18 years of his life.
Yatree sanu kehnday ny ki tusi mattha takken day ve US $ lande ho, jo ki bara bura lagda hai (we really feel unhealthy when pilgrims say that we cost US $ 20 for paying obeisance),” mentioned Ramesh, who can also be the chairman of the standing committee on Human Rights and Minorities Affairs, Pakistan.
He mentioned the Sikh management of Pakistan had additionally urged PM Sharif to increase the length of Indian Sikh pilgrims arriving at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib by way of Kartarpur Hall, for the reason that Indian devotees miss vital non secular rituals of amrit vela (early morning time) and sandhya vela (night time).
Ramesh mentioned that they’ve over fifty rooms and dormitories to accommodate devotees from India at Kartarpur Sahib and if want arises, they might make additional preparations to satisfy any variety of devotees from India.
Presently, round 300 pilgrims go to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib through Kartarpur Hall which was inaugurated on November 9, 2019.
“I’ve additionally prolonged an invite to the prime minister to go to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib, and Gurdwara Nankana Sahib to rejoice parkash utsav (start anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev on November 8,” mentioned Ramesh Singh, including that the prime minister gave a affected person listening to and guaranteed consideration of their calls for.
He mentioned he was hopeful that PM Sharif would concede to the demand of the Sikh plenty which might not solely improve the variety of devotees visiting however would additionally fulfill their non secular aspirations by collaborating in early morning and night non secular rituals.