Amritsar: Sri Kartarpur Sahib Sangharsh Committee (SKSCSC) corridor, which has been formed by a group of Sikh activists, has asked the United States to reopen the Karttarpur corridor to mark the alert of the birth of 552 from Master Nanak Dev on November 19, saying it will internationalize their movements to The opening of the corridor if the request is not fulfilled.
The committee has also expressed a booking on Takhtar Harpreet Singh to go to Pakistan to observe the warning of Nanak teacher’s death on September 22 through the border of Attari’s land, instead of the corridor.
Speaking with Toi, SRSCSC Sulinderpal members Singh Talibpur said the Pakistani government had observed the commemoration of the death of Nanak teacher in Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib, Pakistan, so Jathedar was supposed to go to Pakistan through the Karttarpur corridor and not through land borders.
“One of our members, Harpartap Singh Gill, also received an invitation to attend the ceremony, but he refused to go through the border of Tanah Attari,” he said.
He said they had formed a 13 member committee at the request to reopen the corridor, so followers of Teacher Nanak could travel to Pakistan and returned on the same day after paying respect at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
SKSCSC Balwinder Singh Pakhoke said SKSCSC offers prayers on the international border in Dera Baba Nanak to reopen the earliest Kartarpur corridor.
“If the government does not accept our request.
We will spread our movements throughout the state to produce pressure on the government,” Pakhoke said.
The Talibpur claims that they have received a major response and support from Sikh bodies abroad.
“After November 19, we will hold a meeting and conduct virtual discussions with supporters abroad to wear actions in the future,” he said.
The head of the SGPC box wrote to Modi Shiromi Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Jagir Kaur on Friday sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urged him to reopen the Kartarpur corridor.
Said that the government has allowed meetings and political and religious events with the Covid-19 protocol, it also had to reopen the corridor for pilgrimage as soon as possible, said Jagir Kaur.