Navjot Sidhu was invited to reconsider Pak's visit, he did not hear from him: Amarinder Singh

Amid criticism over his colleague's visit to cabinet, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Pakistan, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, Chief of Punjab Minister Amarinder Singh said Tuesday that he had asked her to re-examine the issue.

But the Prime Minister stated that he granted Mr. Sidhu's request for leave, not wishing to prevent anyone from conducting a "personal visit".

million. Singh said Navjot Sidhu was campaigning in Madhya Pradesh when he asked him to reconsider his decision.

"Sidhu said that he had already committed to going in. When I told him the position I had taken on the issue, he said that was his personal visit but he would contact me again, but I did not hear from him, "said Mr Singh.

He added that the Minister had sent him a request for departure and had approved it. "I do not prevent anyone from visiting any place during a private visit, it is not an official visit," said the Prime Minister.

million. Sidhu was notably made Tuesday in Pakistan via the border of Attari-Wagah to participate in the

Reiterating on Wednesday his position not to travel to Pakistan for a ceremony of inauguration of In the corridor, Mr. Singh said in a statement how he could go there while innocent Indian citizens and soldiers were being killed. killed every day.

"I have strong feelings about the issue.I have a strong connection with the army and I can not bear to see my people killed," he said.

Amarinder Singh declined the invitation of Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. witness the first stone of the Kartarpur corridor, on the other side of the border, citing the continuation of terrorist attacks in Punjab and the killing of Indian soldiers by the Pakistani armed forces.

Congress, he said. , was always opposed to terrorism and did not allow anyone to destroy the peace of the country or its people.

Calling the situation in Pakistan "very uncertain and fluid," Singh said no one knew who was running the government in that country. or what was happening in this country.

"If Imran Khan (the Pakistani prime minister) heads the government, he should defeat it (the Pakistani army and terrorist groups)." He can not do that, so he does not want to do it. has obviously nothing in his hands, "said the chief minister.

"My message is very clear: do not play with the Punjab," said Mr. Singh, reiterating the warning he had sent to Pakistan

Promising not to allow the return of the terrorism at any cost in Punjab, the prime minister had said that times had changed: at the time, the Punjab had a police force of less than 20,000 people, compared with 81,000 today. hui. members of the police to ensure his safety and protection, he said.

"However, if things get out of hand, there is the Indian Army, which is well equipped and prepared to face any threat," said Mr Singh. that the army will not allow them (Pakistan) to create unrest in the country.

Regarding the Kartarpur Corridor, the Prime Minister stated that all Punjabi were very satisfied with it and that there was no question that they were being used by terrorists. to infiltrate India. "Nobody needs to worry about this because there will be a high level of security in the corridor," he added.

Declaring that the corridor issue had been raised by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the installation of Holy Guru Granth Sahib and that he had him – even raised the question. Pakistani leaders Pervez Musharraf and Parvez Elahi, Amarinder Singh, strongly favored the corridor as they wanted peace, supported by increased trade, with Pakistan.

"It's the killing of innocent Indians and Indian soldiers that he could not tolerate," said the chief minister, recalling that Kargil had pbaded during peace talks with the then prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

He warned that it was impossible to trust Pakistan in the current circumstances.

Questions on the "2020 referendum" (campaign in favor of a separate Sikh state), the senior minister said that GS Pannun's legal adviser of the "Sikhs For Justice" council does not have the "Sikhs For Justice". was a "stooge" of the Pakistani ISI while the organization was funded and managed

"It has no takers in India and is spread by a handful of antisocialists" , he added.

Amarinder Singh also criticized Akali leader and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal for organizing elections in 1984. Anti-Sikh riots on the occasion of the first laying the foundation stone of the Kartarpur corridor at Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district on Monday.

He said: "The Akalis used to exploit religion for political purposes. But the people of Punjab no longer wanted to be misled by their propaganda.

The Chief Minister also stated that congressional MPs were justifiably upset that the names of the Badals were on the foundation plate.The Indian government the road and protocol forbade the inclusion of their names, he pointed out.