Kartarpur Corridor: Former PM Manmohan Singh To Join Jatha To Pakistan
Mumbai: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh is al ser to join first all-party contingent to the much-anticipated opening ceremony of Kartapur Corridor on November 9, the Congress leader has accepted the invitation of Punjab Chief Minister for the same.
The office of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced that the former PM had accepted joining the first batch or party at Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara on 9 November. He will also attend the main event at Sultanpur Lodhi to mark the 550th Prakash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev on the same day.
“Happy to meet former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Ji at his residence today. Have invited him to join us on the 1st Jatha to Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara & attend the main event at Sultanpur Lodhi to mark Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s 550th Prakash Purab,” CM Singh tweeted.
https://twitter.com/capt_amarinder/status/1179661269613174784
Following Pakistan’s invitation, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi suggested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that Manmohan Singh lead an all-party delegation to attend the inauguration ceremony of the holy Sikh temple.
India and Pakistan discussed several important issues related to the Kartarpur corridor on Saturday, 30 September and agreed that more than 5000-10000 pilgrims from the Indian side could visit the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib every day.
Indian citizens will be given a card at the beginning of the pilgrimage and their passports will be deposited with management which will be given back to them on their return from the shrine in Pakistan. The corridor connects Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan with Dera Baba Nanak temple in Punjab. Indian citizens will be able to undertake visa-free travel to a pilgrimage site in Pakistan, which was established in 1522 by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism Dev.
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