Reopen Kartarpur corridor: Capt Amarinder Singh to PM Narendra Modi

Chandigarh, July 28

In view of the improvement in the Covid situation, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen the Kartarpur corridor and to facilitate people to visit the historic shrine in Pakistan.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Capt Amarinder said his government would be happy to work in conjunction with the Government of India to ensure adherence to proper Covid-19 protocols, including testing and vaccination of pilgrims using the corridor. He hoped for a positive consideration by the Prime Minister in this regard.

The Chief Minister pointed out that the movement of devotees to Kartarpur through the corridor was suspended in March 2020 due to the Covid outbreak. “The Covid-19 situation in Punjab has shown signs of significant improvement in the past one month and I am happy to share that yesterday, no Covid-19 related death was reported, after almost a period of one year,” he wrote. He said in the changed scenario, the people have obviously again evinced their desire to have darshan at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur. — TNS