India unveils date for Kartarpur Corridor opening, PM Modi to inaugurate cross border route

India unveils date for Kartarpur Corridor opening, PM Modi to inaugurate cross border route

*NEW DELHI - I*ndia unveils date for Kartarpur Corridor opening and PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate cross border route for Sikh Pilgrims.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 4.5-km-long Kartarpur Corridor, linking the Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Dera Baba Nanak to the Kartarpur Sahib shrine in Pakistan, on November 8.

This was announced by Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday, who said, ''On 8th November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji will be coming to Dera Baba Nanak and he will inaugurate the Kartarpur Corridor.''Twitter Ads info and privacy link Speaking to media further, Badal said, ''After the inauguration, the PM will pay his obeisance at Sultanpur Lodhi. On November 11, Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) stage. On November 12, President Ram Nath Kovind will visit the SGPC stage." link

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had earlier met PM Narendra Modi in Delhi and invited him for the Kartarpur Corridor opening. Both President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Modi had accepted Punjab CM’s invite to attend 550th Prakash Parv celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in November.