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All eyes on Kartarpur corridor reopening

All eyes are on the reopening of Kartarpur corridor, which has been lying closed to public ever since the lockdown was announced. The Pakistan Government has opened the doors of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, but the Indian government is yet not willing to lift a ban on the pilgrimage. Officials say it will be a long time before devotees will be able to use the passage again. Security agencies are also reluctant to give it a green signal. There has always been reservations about the opening of a corridor in first place, with Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and DGP Dinkar Gupta also having expressed their misgivings about it. Reason: The possibility that Pakistan may use the project to further its nefarious designs. This is one of the reasons why the Ministry of Home Affairs is not too keen on reopening the corridor. Citing that Mecca had been opened after the restrictions were lifted, SAD leader Bikram Majithia in a prayer meeting near the ICP urged the Union Government to reopen the corridor.

Ravi Dhaliwal