Former PM Manmohan Singh to visit Kartarpur Gurdwara in Pakistan in November
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Dr Manmohan Singh will also attend the main event of Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary celebrations at Sultanpur Lodhi on November 12.
Former Prime Minister of India Dr Mammohan Singh on Thursday accepted an invitation extended by the Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh to join the first Jatha (religious group) to Sri Kartarpur Gurdwara on November 9 for attending the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor.
Dr Manmohan Singh will also attend the main event of Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary celebrations at Sultanpur Lodhi on November 12.
It is interesting to know that former Indian PM Singh never visited Pakistan during 10 years of his prime ministership. Manmohan Singh was born in Gah which is in now in Pakistan's Punjab Province but after partition, his family shifted to Amritsar.
On Monday, Pakistani FM Qureshi announced that they would invite Dr Manmohan Singh for the opening of Kartarpur corridor, though no official reply has come from the former PM.
Earlier in the day, Punjab CM met PM Modi to invite him for Kartarpur corridor opening. He also sought, "clearance for special delegation to visit Gurdwara Nankana Sahib & bring back Nagar Kirtan to mark the historic occasion", a tweet by the media advisor of Punjab CM, Raveen Thukral said.
Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh accepts @capt_amarinder’s invite to join 1st Jatha to Sri Kartarpur Gurdwara on Nov 9, will also attend Sultanpur Lodhi main event @550yrsGuruNanak pic.twitter.com/cD9rJoZUBT
— Raveen Thukral (@RT_MediaAdvPbCM) October 3, 2019
Happy to meet former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh ji at his residence today. Have invited him to join us on the 1st Jatha to Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara & attend the main event at Sultanpur Lodhi to mark Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's #550thPrakashPurab. pic.twitter.com/CZw5bbeUDj
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) October 3, 2019
Both President Kovind and PM Modi have accepted Punjab CM’s invite to attend 550th Guru Nanak Prakash Purab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in November.
Met President Ram Nath Kovind ji and invited him to grace the celebrations at Sultanpur Lodhi on the occasion of #550PrakashPurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. @PunjabGovtIndia is making all necessary arrangements to observe this historic occasion in a befitting manner. @rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/FoQRGMG7t1
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) October 3, 2019
Met PM Shri @narendramodi & apprised him of the State Government’s preparations for the grand celebrations at Sultanpur Lodhi & Dera Baba Nanak on the occasion of #550PrakashPurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Invited him to visit Punjab for the celebrations and preside over same. pic.twitter.com/3nFAap9OOo
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) October 3, 2019
The corridor is expected to be open by November 2019 during the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev Ji by both India and Pakistan though there hasn't been any official announcement.
The Gurudwara is built on the location where Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent the last 18 years of his life and is located in Pakistan's Narowal district, about four km from Dera Baba Nanak on the Indian side.
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