Several feel that the attack, which left 40 CRPF personnel dead, may cast a shadow on Corridor. (File)As the anger builds up in India against Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack, fears have started mounting over the fate of the Kartarpur Corridor, a long pending demand of the Sikh community that is finally seeing the light of the day with work in progress on both sides of the border. Several quarters feel that the attack, which left 40 CRPF personnel dead, may cast a shadow on Corridor.
As India withdrew the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) conferred on Pakistan, all eyes are on the Corridor now. With Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urging the Centre to give a “befitting reply” to Pakistan, the state was abuzz with a discussion that if such an action was taken, it would mean curtains on the Corridor.
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who was in Amritsar, said the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre was committed towards letting devotees to pay obeisance at the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan but added that there was a need to be realistic on the issue.
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“I don't want to give any judgment over it. I had said on returning after attending ground breaking ceremony of the Corridor in Pakistan that we should be realistic. Pakistan has been undermining us for many years. They use terror as instrument of policy. This latest…
