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Captain Amarinder Singh, Prime Minister of Punjab, declined Pakistan's invitation to participate in the groundbreaking Kartarpur Corridor event, on the other side of the border, citing continued terrorist attacks in his state and the killing of Indian soldiers by the Pakistani armed forces.
Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu will, however, travel to Pakistan to attend the Kartarpur corridor protest. "I look forward to meeting you on this historic occasion." My application for permission to attend is now filed with MEA, "said Mr. Sidhu to Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
In a letter to Mr. Qureshi, Captain Amarinder also praised this historic event, which he described as the most cherished wish of Sikhs around the world, but stated that he had to "reluctantly regret his inability to be present".
Captain Amarinder Singh said that the reasons she declined the invitation were two-fold: not a day goes by without Pakistani forces attacking Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Inter-Service Intelligence or ISI spying agency is trying to sow trouble in Punjab.
"The last attack took place last Sunday in Amritsar, in a peaceful religious congregation in one of our villages, in which three men were killed and 19 others wounded, including women and children," the official said. Captain Amarinder.
"I hope that the Prime Minister (Imran Khan) will understand that under these circumstances, it will no longer be possible for me to be present in Pakistan on this historic occasion, despite the fact that respect for Gurdwara, Sri. Kartarpur Sahib, has always been my love A dream that, hopefully, will be realized once these hostilities and these murders have stopped, "said Captain Amarinder.
The proposed corridor will link Gurdwara Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan to Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab. "As you will see on the stone laid at Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib, it is my grandfather, Maharaja Bhupindra Singh, who put in place flood protection measures from 1920 to 1929 to protect our gurdwara , ravaged every year by the floods of the Ravi River, "he said.
Although Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will not visit Pakistan, two of her cabinet colleagues will attend. India will send trade union ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri, his office announced on Saturday in response to an invitation from Islamabad to the event.
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