Punjab CM Channi, ministers to visit Kartarpur today, Sidhu not part of group
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and his minister will be part of the ‘jatha’ which will visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara on Thursday. Some MLAs and a few officials will also accompany Channi, but Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu won’t be a part of the group which is going to pay obeisance at […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and his minister will be part of the ‘jatha’ which will visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara on Thursday.
Some MLAs and a few officials will also accompany Channi, but Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu won’t be a part of the group which is going to pay obeisance at the Kartarpur Sahib.
Sidhu has been intimated that he could go on November 20 instead of November 18.
Sidhu had also submitted his application on Tuesday for travelling to the historic shrine in Pakistan to offer prayers.
Also read: Covid-19 guidelines you need to know as Kartarpur Sahib corridor re-opens
The Kartarpur Corridor, which links Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district, reopened on Wednesday. Darbar Sahib is the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev.
Gurupurab, which marks the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, will be celebrated on November 19.
Pilgrimage to the Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara was suspended in March 2020 due to the Covid pandemic.
