ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday asserted that the “mindset” of Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) Indian government was the greatest hurdle towards peace in the region as he commemorated second anniversary of the Kartarpur Corridor.
“Today is the second anniversary of the Kartarpur Corridor – a corridor of interfaith harmony that allows India’s Sikh community special access to one of their holiest sites,” the premier wrote on Twitter.
The Prime Minister continued, “Kartarpur Corridor reflects my [PTI] government’s commitment to minority rights and interfaith harmony.” In another tweet, PM Imran also pointed out that atrocities committed by the Indian government against the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir and Muslims in India.
Our commitment comes at a time when we are witnessing a descent into systematic persecution of Kashmiris, Indian Muslims & other minorities by the ideological Hindutva BJP govt of India. This Indian govt’s mindset is the greatest hurdle towards peace in our region today.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 9, 2021
“Our commitment comes at a time when we are witnessing a descent into systematic persecution of Kashmiris, Indian Muslims and other minorities by the ideological Hindutva BJP govt of India,” the premier added.
PM Imran added that the Narendra Modi-led Indian government’s mindset is “the greatest hurdle towards peace in our region today.”
‘Kartarpur Corridor’
The Kartarpur Corridor was inaugurated on November 9, 2019, in a grand ceremony attended by Sikh leaders from both sides of the border along with prominent personalities such as former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, and cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sindhu.
Widely recognised as a “symbol of peace”, the ceremony took place on the eve of the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Sahid Guru Nanak Dev. Darbar Sahib Kartarpur is the last resting place of Baba Guru Nanak Sahib.
He settled and preached here for about 18 years of his life. The gurdwara is one of the holiest places for the Sikh community. It stretches over four acres of land and is surrounded by farms.
The Kartarpur Corridor agreement allows for up to 5,000 pilgrims a day to cross the secure corridor and bridge between the two countries, leading directly to the grave of Baba Guru Nanak.
