“Tuhadey layi saaddey dar vee khulle ne, ghar vee khulle ne te dil vee khulle me (For you, our doors are open, homes are open and hearts are open too),” he said. Speaking in Punjabi, the Pakistani official also said that re-opening of the corridor was a credit to the governments of the two countries. Sidhu was invited to say a few words along with CEO Mohammad Latif, but he declined saying he did not want to make any political speech while on a pilgrimage. I want this to happen for the prosperity of the two countries and for three crore Punjabis,” he said. “But why should not the two Punjabs have closer ties? We have the same language, culture and mannerisms, so why should we have to indulge in trade in a roundabout manner? There is 37 billion dollar worth of trade which can be done by the two countries along with Central Asian republics. Speaking to them, Sidhu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for having taken the initiative to establish the Kartarpur Corridor. If the Guru has chosen me to help in some small way so that millions of Guru Nanak’s followers can reach his abode in Kartarpur, then what can be a bigger honour,” he said.Īt the Gurdwara in Kartarpur Sahib, Sidhu was mobbed by Pakistanis, including Hindus visiting in large numbers from Sukkur in Sindh. Their friendship dates back to their cricketing days.īefore he crossed over to Pakistan Saturday, Sidhu, responding to a query from The Sunday Express about aspersions cast on his role in the development of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor, said these remarks do not bother him. Sidhu was a special guest of Imran Khan at the ceremony for his swearing-in as Prime Minister. In August 2018, Sidhu was criticised by Captain Amarinder Singh, then Chief Minister of Punjab, and the BJP leadership for hugging Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Islamabad. He obliged each and every one before proceeding to the Gurdwara a few kilometres down the road. Sidhu and the Congress delegation were showered with rose petals, garlanded and escorted to the Pakistan immigration check post where Sidhu was flooded with requests for photographs and selfies by Pakistan Rangers personnel and immigration staff. (In New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also targeted the Congress, alleging that it sees terror groups like ISIS and Boko Haram in Hindutva while it finds a “bhai jaan” in Khan.) He said it is “grossly condemnable and reprehensible” that on the one hand, Pakistan has been “killing our jawans” on the border, and on the other hand, Congress leaders have been singing praise of the Pakistan Prime Minister. AICC president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should explain their party’s stand on Pakistan,” Chugh said. “Sidhu is more in love with Pakistan than India and is behaving like a Pakistan agent in Punjab here. In a statement, Chugh said it is most unfortunate for Punjab and the country that Sidhu, while in Pakistan, has no words of praise for his motherland, and is instead singing praise of the Pakistan Prime Minister who has been “sending drones and tiffin bombs” to Punjab. BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said “Sidhu is Congress’s agent for Pakistan”.
The BJP slammed Sidhu for his remark on Imran Khan.
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