Dera Baba Nanak: Vice-president laid foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor linking Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan.
“The longtime dream of the Sikhs has been fulfiled. It is a historical day. We have been dreaming about this project for a long time. This will take us closer to our Guru who has worked for social and gender equality and fought caste system. We had asked the Pakistani government to recognise the sentiments of the Sikhs and develop the corridor,” Naidu said.
Thanking Pakistan for its co-operation in the project, Naidu said, “We are happy that Pakistan has accepted our demand. Now, we don’t have to go via Attari. This corridor will be the bridge between the people of the two countries who have so much in common. The corridor will open new ways and possibilities for us.”
“Peace is the first condition of development. I hope people on the other side are also listening to what CM Amarinder Singh and I have to say in this regard. The objective of this function is to work for peace,” he said.