PM Modi to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor on November 8: Union Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor to Sri Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on November 8, Union Minister Harsimrat Badal said. Modi will inaugurate the integrated check post on the Indian side, she said. Taking to Twitter, the Union Minister announced that PM Modi will be creating history by inaugurating the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. "With the blessings of Guru Nanak Dev ji, Sikh Panth's ardaas for 'khule darshan deedar' of Sri Kartarpur Sahib to finally become reality! On November 8th, history will be created with PM Narendra Modi ji inaugurating the Kartarpur corridor (ICP)," Badal tweeted. With the blessings of Guru Nanak Dev ji, Sikh Panth’s ardaas for ‘khule darshan deedar’ of Sri Kartarpur Sahib to finally become reality ! On Nov 8th, history will be created with PM @narendramodi ji inaugurating the #kartarpurcorridor (ICP). 1/2 pic.twitter.com/wBHeTRZcma — Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) October 12, 2019 READ | Manmohan Singh Accepts Punjab CM's Kartarpur Invite; Will Go To Pak "What could not have been made possible for 72 years under the Congress rule, PM Modi has corrected that wrong now," she added. Eternally Grateful to Guru Sahab for enabling Modi ji to correct the wrong committed by @INCIndia 72 yrs ago & connecting us to the abode of our Guru. 2/2#kartarpurcorridor — Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) October 12, 2019 Last week, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had invited President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Modi to attend the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, including the historic opening of the Kartarpur corridor. READ | India Committed To Early Completion Of Kartarpur Corridor Project: MEA Kartarpur Sahib is located in Pakistan's Narowal district across the Ravi River, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine. In a major initiative last November, both India and Pakistan had agreed to set up the Kartarpur corridor. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib, established in 1522 by Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev. READ | Sikhs Meet PM Modi In Houston, Thank Him For Kartarpur Corridor READ | Punjab CM At Dera Baba Nanak, Reviews Work On Kartarpur Corridor

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PM Modi to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor on November 8: Union Minister

PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor to Sri Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on November 8, Union Minister Harsimrat Badal said

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