After hurling allegations against Pakistani agencies, Indian Punjab CM regrets coming Pakistan
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LAHORE - India’s Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that he cannot attend the Kartarpur border opening event until the violence along the LoC comes to a halt.
Singh had earlier criticised Pakistani agencies over involvement in Amritsar terror attack.
In a letter link Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, he said that he must “most reluctantly regret his inability to be present”.
“I hope the Prime Minister [Imran Khan] will understand that under these circumstances it will not be possible for me to be present in Pakistan on this historic occasion, despite the fact that paying my respects at Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib has always been my cherished dream which will hopefully be fulfilled once these hostilities and killings are stopped,” he said.
On the other hand, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said that he will participate in the event.
“I look forward to meeting you on this historic occasion. My application for permission to attend is now lodged with MEA,” Sidhu responded to the Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
