Punjab govt to pass resolution for free corridor to Sikh shrine in Pakistan

BATALA: Punjab government has decided to adopt a resolution regarding free corridor from border town of Dera Baba Nanak to Gurdawar Kartarpur sahib in Pakistan in the current session of Vidhan Sabha. This was disclosed by Nirmal Singh Kahlon, Speaker Vidhan Sabha while taking to the newspersons at Dera Baba Nanak Tuesday.

Kahlon said that Punjab government would send the resolution to the union government after passing it in the current assembly session for further consideration. He said that devotees have faith for the corridor and they have been performing monthly prayer on Indo Pak border last so many years.

Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is located in town by the same name Kartarpur (Ravi) in Pakistan. The nearest town on the Indian side of the border is Dera Baba Nanak [1Km. from Border] in the district of Gurdaspur. The shrine is located about 3 kms from the Indo-Pakistan border.

The original abode established by Guru Nanak was washed away by floods of the river Ravi and the present Gurudwara was established by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Recently, there has been lobbying to open the corridor for Sikhs from India to visit the shrine without any hindrance or visa. It lies only 3km from the border.

When Guru Nanak departed for his heavenly abode, Hindus and Muslims disagreed on how to perform the last rites. The Hindus as per their tradition wanted to carry out a cremation while the Muslims wanted to carry out a burial. A samadh (Hindu tradition) lies in the Gurdwara and a grave (according to Muslim traditions) lies on the premises as a reminder of this discord.

The gurdwara is located next to a small village named Kothay Pind (village) on the West bank of the Ravi River in Punjab, Pakistan. The Gurudwara at Kartarpur can be seen from another Gurudwara located across the border at the historical town of Dera Baba Nanak in India (It is not Daara, as so many people wrongly call it. Dehra is derived from the word Deh or body). Both sites are one of the holiest places in Sikhism located in the Majha region. Recently, there has been lobbying to open the corridor for Sikhs from India to visit the shrine without any hindrance or visa.

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