General Bajwa did not attend the Kartarpur Corridor's opening ceremony apparently to avoid any controversy.
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In the first three days after a grand opening by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 9, just 897 devotees visited Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan through the Kartarpur Corridor. The Centre is yet to respond to this move. Pakistan on Saturday said that it is prepared to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib corridor for all Sikh pilgrims from June 29. In a statement issued later, the party had demanded reopening of the corridor to facilitate pilgrims seeking to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur on the 551th Prakash Purab (birth anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev in November. Local visitors will also be able to come from dawn to dusk every day, subject to the observance of COVID-19 safety protocols. Sidhu, a former Punjab Minister, had travelled to Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on Saturday on the invitation of Imran Khan on the occasion of opening of the Kartarpur Corridor. Punjab's DGP Dinkar Gupta during a media program claimed that Sikh pilgrims can be radicalized and trained in arms during their Kartarpur pilgrimage in Pakistan.
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You can find out more by clicking Local visitors will also be able to visit from dawn to dusk every day, subject to the observance of Covid-19 safety protocols. Bihar Polls | Will Job Promise & Attack On Nitish Kumar Work In Tejashwi Yadav’s Favour? I think the Centre should take a call soon on reopening of the corridor,” said Jakhar. They have been requested to comply with the precautionary measures on COVID-19.
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The Centre is yet to respond to this move. The Centre should not hold the sentiments of followers of Guru Nanak Dev hostage to geo-political considerations. While urging Centre to give permission to open the corridor, Majithia said that the Punjab government should also adopt a positive role to facilitate early reopening of the corridor.
Watch debate to know more. Watch top big stories with details. When Pakistan was carved out of colonial India at independence from Britain in 1947, Kartarpur ended up on the western side of the border — though most of the region's Sikhs remained on the other side. Pointing to the 'lavish spends' of the SGPC on holding separate programmes to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Sultanpur Lodhi on Tuesday, Singh said it was evident that the religious body was flush with funds.
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