SGPC
appointed jathedar also reiterated that the suspension of the pilgrimage to
Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib through the newly opened corridor must be lifted by
the Indian government at the earliest. “The government allowed reopening the
worship places in the country from July 7, but it has not allowed reopening the
corridor,” he said.
“Kartarpur Sahib
is very important for the Sikhs. This can be reopened by following the
guidelines of the health department. this holy place for so long,” he added.
A long-pending
demand of the community residing in India and abroad, the corridor was opened
in last year to give the Sikh devotees visa-free access to Gurdwara Darbar
Sahib at Kartarpur, last resting place of Guru Nanak. This is in the vicinity
of the Indo-Pak border. The corridor was constructed from another historic town
Dera Baba Nanak.
