WEB DESK
Pakistan has agreed to open the Kartarpur Sahib corridor for pilgrimage. Indians can now visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan without a visa. Reacting to the news, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu thanked his ‘friend Imran Khan’. He said that the news has fulfilled the desire of millions of Sikh devotees.
The doors of Kartapur Sahib shall be opened on the 550th Birth anniversary of Sikh guru Gurunanan Devji which falls September. Gurunanank Devji died on September 22, 1539 in Kartarpur.
Sidhu also added that it has nothing to do with the infamous hug.
Sidhu’s hug to Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed landed him in controversy. However, the strategy has finally is bearing fruit.
Speaking to media, Sidhhu contended that this “is not the time for religion-based politics” and urged the central government to reciprocate on the matter.
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“I plead to the Prime Minister and the External Affairs Ministry that if they have made an effort, you should also make an effort”.
“This is the message from Pakistan to the whole world. Don’t think that anyone can oppose this noble gesture,” Sidhu asserted.
Guru Nanak was one of the ten Sikh gurus, who migrated and settled across the border and his shrine now rests 120 km from Lahore. Millions of Sikh devotees desired access to the border-apart corridor to offer pilgrimage.
Earlier, Sidhu faced frequent criticism from the BJP and Congress leaders- including Indian Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, for attending the oath-taking ceremony of Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan and hugging the Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
