After border setback, fresh batch of Haryana Sikh pilgrims depart for Pakistan
The group was flagged off from the historic Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi in Kurukshetra by Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) president Jagdish Singh Jhinda.
The group was flagged off from the historic Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi in Kurukshetra by Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) president Jagdish Singh Jhinda.
The Home Ministry has said that due to the prevailing security scenario with Pakistan, it would not be possible to send Sikh pilgrims Jathas to Kartarpur Sahib and Nankana Sahib in November this year.
Punjab’s Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner Dalwinderjit Singh told the media that the corridor will be shut for the day.
The Kartarpur Corridor, connecting the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan to Gurudwara Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district, is set to reopen for pilgrims on Tuesday as the flood-situation eased near the India-Pakistan border.
The reopening of Kartarpur will assist thousands of devotees, largely Sikhs, to visit the final resting place of Guru Nanak in Pakistan.
After the inauguration of much-awaited Kartarpur corridor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public gathering at the Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur before flagging off the journey of the first ‘jattha’ of pilgrims at 12.30 pm.
Kejriwal said that the expenses of the pilgrimage to the Kartarpur Sahib paid by both the India and Pakistan government would be paid by the Delhi government.
This comes days after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a waiver in the said fee for two days, ie, the opening day and on Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birthday.
'The opening of the Kartarpur Corridor and promotion of religious tourism also coincides with your objective of Violence-Free World.' the letter read.
The announcement comes after reports in the Pakistani media, quoting a spokesperson of the Pakistani army’s media wing, that Indian pilgrims will be allowed entry under a 'permit on a passport-based identity'.
