Amritsar: Demand to abolish US $20 service fee Pakistan Government to every Indian devotee going on a one-day pilgrimage Gurdwara Darbar SahibKartapur Sahib, Pakistan, is now being raised from within Pakistan.
The issue has been taken up by the Pakistani Sikh leadership which is seeking to ask the Government of Pakistan to increase the duration of the pilgrimage to twenty-four hours from the current dawn. Travel,
Ramesh Singh Arora, Member, Provincial Assembly, Pakistan told TOI on Sunday that he had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Shahbaz Sharif and urged them to consider eliminating and increasing the service charge Travel 24 hour period.
Notably, the Government of Pakistan charges a US$20 service fee from each visiting Indian devotee. Kartarpur Corridor From India for one day trip Kartarpur Sahib where the first Sikh Guru Guru Nanak Devi He spent the last 18 years of his life.
, Yatri Shanu Kehande did tusi whey tak din they ho lande US $, which is very bad (We feel bad when pilgrims say we charge US $20 to perform the puja),” said Ramesh, who is also the chairman of the Standing Committee on Human Rights and Minority Affairs, Pakistan.
He said Pakistan’s Sikh leadership has also urged Prime Minister Sharif to extend the duration of Indian Sikh pilgrims to reach Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. Kartarpur Corridor, as Indian devotees remember important religious rituals amrit vela (morning time) and evening vela (Evening time).
Ramesh said that he has more than fifty rooms and dormitories to accommodate the devotees of India at Kartarpur Sahib and if needed, he will make additional arrangements to meet the devotees of India.
Currently, around 300 pilgrims visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib through the Kartarpur Corridor, which was inaugurated on November 9, 2019.
“I have also extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib and Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. light festival (Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary) on November 8,” Ramesh Singh said, adding that the Prime Minister listened patiently and assured to consider their demands.
He said he was hopeful that Prime Minister Sharif would accede to the demand of the Sikh people, which would not only increase the number of pilgrims visiting but also fulfill their religious aspirations by participating in the morning and evening rituals.
The issue has been taken up by the Pakistani Sikh leadership which is seeking to ask the Government of Pakistan to increase the duration of the pilgrimage to twenty-four hours from the current dawn. Travel,
Ramesh Singh Arora, Member, Provincial Assembly, Pakistan told TOI on Sunday that he had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Shahbaz Sharif and urged them to consider eliminating and increasing the service charge Travel 24 hour period.
Notably, the Government of Pakistan charges a US$20 service fee from each visiting Indian devotee. Kartarpur Corridor From India for one day trip Kartarpur Sahib where the first Sikh Guru Guru Nanak Devi He spent the last 18 years of his life.
, Yatri Shanu Kehande did tusi whey tak din they ho lande US $, which is very bad (We feel bad when pilgrims say we charge US $20 to perform the puja),” said Ramesh, who is also the chairman of the Standing Committee on Human Rights and Minority Affairs, Pakistan.
He said Pakistan’s Sikh leadership has also urged Prime Minister Sharif to extend the duration of Indian Sikh pilgrims to reach Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. Kartarpur Corridor, as Indian devotees remember important religious rituals amrit vela (morning time) and evening vela (Evening time).
Ramesh said that he has more than fifty rooms and dormitories to accommodate the devotees of India at Kartarpur Sahib and if needed, he will make additional arrangements to meet the devotees of India.
Currently, around 300 pilgrims visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib through the Kartarpur Corridor, which was inaugurated on November 9, 2019.
“I have also extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib and Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. light festival (Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary) on November 8,” Ramesh Singh said, adding that the Prime Minister listened patiently and assured to consider their demands.
He said he was hopeful that Prime Minister Sharif would accede to the demand of the Sikh people, which would not only increase the number of pilgrims visiting but also fulfill their religious aspirations by participating in the morning and evening rituals.