Vice President Lays Foundation Stone In Gurdaspur For Kartarpur Corridor

Gurdaspur: Vice President M Venkiah Naidu laid the foundation stone of the Dera Baba Nanak Kartarpur Sahib corridor for Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held at village Mann of district Gurdaspur near Indo Pak border.

Punjab Governor V. P Singh Badnore was the guest of honour. Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Hardeep Singh Puri and Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh were also present.

Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib is situated in district Narowal 4 KM away from Indo Pak border in Pakistan.

Presently Sikh pilgrims have to go through long visa processes and they have to wait for the particular dates of buses to reach Gurudwara via Wagah border only.

This Gurudwara has a great significance for the Sikhs because the first Guru Sh Guru Nanak Dev ji spent the last 18 years of his life there and died there.

This 4 lane highway corridor will have all modern facilities and amenities for the pilgrims.

Sikh and Sindhi communities of both countries have welcomed the decision.

Speaking on the occasion Vice President M Venkiah Naidu said he hoped the corridor will pave the way for peace and greater progress of all our people.

He said that he is hopeful that the small but significant step we are taking today will lead us all towards that goal of a harmonious, peaceful, fulfilling life.

He said it is a day that promises to bring us closer to the Guru we all revere, a Guru who gave illumination to humanity for the last five and a half centuries.