Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured a visiting BJP delegation that he would look into their demand for the reopening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for the pilgrims.
As Punjab is to go to polls in a few months time, a number of political parties and leaders are seeking reopening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.
BJP delegation led by party’s general secretaries Dushyant Goutham, R P Singh and Punjab unit president Ashwini Sharma and other Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi leaders met the Prime Minister and submitted a memorandum asking for the reopening of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor, which has been shut since March last year due to Covid-related restrictions.
Sharma said the Prime Minister assured them that he will look into their demand. The BJP leaders are also expected to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday.
A similar demand has been made by the SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur and former Union Minister and Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal who have also written to the Prime Minister demanding the opening of the Kartarpur Sahib.
Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu has also pressed for the reopening of the religious corridor.
November 19 marks the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak and the second anniversary of the opening of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor, which was inaugurated by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on the eve of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev on November 9, 2019.
Pakistan-India bilateral agreement allows entry of 3,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims nto Pakistan for Gurpurab celebrations.