Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov.16: The Centre has decided to open the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from tomorrow to allow pilgrims from India to visit the venerated shrine in Pakistan ahead of Gurupurab on November 19.
“In a major decision, that will benefit large numbers of Sikh pilgrims, PM @Narendramodi govt has decided to re-open the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from tomorrow, Nov 17,” Home MinisterAmitShah tweeted on Tuesday. “This decision reflects the immense reverence of Modi govt towards Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and our Sikh community,” he added.
The nation is all set to celebrate the Prakash Utsav of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji on the 19th of November and I am sure that PM @NarendraModi govt’s decision to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib corridor will further boost the joy and happiness across the country,” he added.
In a major decision, that will benefit large numbers of Sikh pilgrims, PM @Narendramodi govt has decided to re-open the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from tomorrow, Nov 17.
This decision reflects the immense reverence of Modi govt towards Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and our Sikh community.— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 16, 2021
The nation is all set to celebrate the Prakash Utsav of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji on 19th of November and I am sure that PM @NarendraModi govt’s decision to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib corridor will further boost the joy and happiness across the country.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 16, 2021
The announcement comes two days after Punjab BJP officials met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Sunday and presented him with a memorandum urging that the Kartarpur Corridor be reopened to Pakistan.
Covid-19 limits might include social distancing, double vaccination, RT-PCR tests within 72 hours, and a limit on the number of people exposed.
Due to the pandemic, the Kartarpur Corridor, which opened in November 2019, has been blocked since March 2020. The restoration of the corridor could pay political dividends in Punjab, which goes to the polls early next year.
Pakistan had requested India last week to restore the Kartarpur Corridor so that Sikh pilgrims may visit the sacred shrine for Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary celebrations. Indian Sikh pilgrims can visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib without needing a visa because of the 4 km-long corridor.
