Kartarpur Corridor Opened For Sikh Community, Not Elections: Union Minister

Friday, 19 November 2021Newsdesk

Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Som Parkash has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the Kartarpur Corridor keeping in mind the sentiments of the Sikh community and refuted the allegations that the government has done it targeting the upcoming assembly polls in Punjab to attract the voters impacted due to the farmers' protest.

New Delhi, 19 November 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Speaking to ANI on Thursday, the union minister said that the step has been taken because of the people's sentiments and wishes. "There are people's sentiments, wishes and faith, and the decision of opening of the corridor has been taken keeping all this in mind. As far as the elections are concerned, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has the largest number of members in the world and we will fight 117 seats and win the election comfortably," he said. Mr Parkash further said that he himself wrote a letter addressing the Prime Minister and the Home Minister thanking them on behalf of Punjab.

Source - NDTV