Thu. Mar 28th, 2024
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On the occasion of the birth anniversary of first Sikh Guru Nanak Dev on Friday, PM Modi compared the Kartarpur Sahib corridor with the Berlin Wall that divided East and West Germany before it was pulled down in 1989.

PM Modi said at a Gurupurab function at the residence of Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal in Delhi, “Had anyone ever thought that the Berlin Wall would fall. Maybe with the blessings of Guru Nanak Devji, this Kartarpur corridor will not just remain a corridor, but act as a bridge between the peoples of the two countries.”

On Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, “The government has decided to celebrate the anniversary (Guru Nanak Jayanti) in a grand way.” He further announced the development of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor to provide a smooth passage to the pilgrims wishing to visit the gurdwara. (Read here)

Kartarpur Sahib, which is situated in Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province,  is a Sikh place of worship where Guru Nanak is believed to have spent the last 18 years of his life. There have been demands to build a corridor linking it with Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India.

The Ministry of External Affairs also urged the Pakistan government to develop a corridor with suitable facilities in its territory from the International Border to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib to which the Pakistan government has agreed to open the corridor in 2019 for Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary.

PM Modi hoping that the corridor would act as a bridge between the people of India and Pakistan, said, “When I was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, I ordered to reconstruct the sacred place where Guru Nanak’s “padukaon” had been kept. The place had got damaged due to an earthquake. Today, it has become a site of “World Heritage”. With the blessing of Guru Nanak Dev-ji, Kartarpur Corridor is not only a corridor, but it also could be a reason to connect people.”

Referring to the partition he said, “What has happened in 1947 has happened. The issues between the governments and the armies would continue and only time will show the way out.”

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