Letting Pakistan Have Kartarpur Sahib During Partition Was A Mistake: Amit Shah
Mumbai: Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing an event organised by the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), said letting Pakistan have Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara during partition was a “mistake” as it was just six kilometres away.
“A mistake took place when the country was partitioned. Kartarpur Sahib was only 6 km away. I do not know what went wrong. But when a festival of the first Guru used to come along, there always was a feeling of sadness,” Shah said during an event organised by the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI).
Appreciating the role played by LPAI in the operationalization of the Kartarpur Corridor, Shah said that it has created good relations between Hindu and Sikh devotees across the world and has provided a medium to express faith.
He said that LPAI has an important role to play in facilitating cross-border trade and maintaining good relations with India’s neighbouring countries.
“LPAI should not only contribute to the progress of the country but also help in maintaining good relations with our neighbours. Keeping the country safe should also be the goal of power.”
He added that LPAI is also working to build stronger and renewed ties between countries along India’s borders through cultural exchanges and to promote dialogue between peoples who share a common life, dialect and culture.
The Kartarpur Corridor is a visa-free border crossing that joins the Indian border to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan. The 4.7-kilometre long stretch allows devotees from India to pay a visit to the Gurudwara without a visa. Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev lived and died at this Gurdwara at the start of the 16th century.
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