Kartarpur Sahib: Chhattisgarh govt to bear railway travel expenses of pilgrims

The Chhattisgarh government will bear the railway travel expenses of the pilgrims from the state visiting the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday while paying his obeisance at Mohan Nagar Gurudwara on the auspicious occasion of Prakash Purb made this announcement regarding the travel expense of the pilgrims.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the corridor from the Indian side while Imran Khan opened the route on the Pakistan side. India and Pakistan had on October 24 signed an agreement on the modalities for operationalising Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, paving the way for its inauguration ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of the Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev.

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Delhi govt to sponsor senior citizens

Earlier on  Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that Delhi Government will sponsor senior citizens' pilgrimage to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib at Rakabganj Gurudwara. On the auspicious day of Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birthday celebrations, Kejriwal paid his obeisance at the Rakabganj Sahib Gurdwara and stated that the government will be bearing all the fees that need to be paid to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib.

"Guru Nanak Dev taught us about humanity and never segregated on the lines of caste. He taught us to follow the path of righteousness and truth. We need to follow his teachings. The Delhi government has decided to sponsor senior citizens' trip to Kartarpur Sahib", he said while addressing the crowd at Rakabganj Gurudwara.

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About Kartarpur corridor

The 4.2-km long Kartarpur corridor is a border corridor between India and Pakistan that will connect the Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. The inauguration facilitated the Indian pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Kartapur Sahib in Pakistan. Indian pilgrims of all faiths can use the corridor. The travel between both countries via the corridor will be visa-free. However, each visitor would be required to pay a fee of USD 20. India had requested Pakistan not to charge the Indian pilgrims. However, Pakistan refused to waive the fee. 

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(with ANI input)