Chandigarh, October 27, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Education and Information & Public Relations Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Tuesday moved a resolution in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha urging the Union Government to reopen the Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor and ensure regular access for Sikh devotees to Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.
Invoking Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s message of Sarbat da Bhala (the welfare of all), Bains said the corridor was not merely a road connecting India and Pakistan but a vital link reconnecting the Sikh Sangat with the sacred land where Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent an important phase of his life. He described its reopening as a matter of religious freedom, human kinship and respect for Punjab’s shared heritage.
The resolution called on the Centre to take immediate steps to reopen the corridor and maintain its regular operation. It also urged the Union Government to simplify the procedures for devotees and engage with the Government of Pakistan to facilitate safe, convenient and uninterrupted movement of pilgrims to the holy shrine.
Addressing the House, Bains said, “Sri Kartarpur Sahib is the cradle of the principles of Kirat Karo, Naam Japo te Vand Chhako. The corridor is not just a passage, it is a bridge that reconnects the Sikh Sangat with the soil where our Guru Sahib walked.”
The minister highlighted the spiritual and historical significance of Kartarpur Sahib, where Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji spread the teachings of equality, service, brotherhood and universal welfare. He said the corridor represented the aspirations of lakhs of devotees and carried deep emotional significance for families divided by the Partition of 1947.
“Guru Sahib Ji’s message transcends religion, community and country. His Bani shows humanity the path of love, harmony, tolerance and peace. Keeping Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor open is thus a matter of religious freedom, human kinship and respect for Punjab’s shared heritage,” Bains said.
Reiterating the message of Nanak Naam Chardi Kala, Tere Bhane Sarbat da Bhala, the minister called for sustained efforts to keep the corridor open as a living symbol of faith, peace, shared heritage and people-to-people connectivity across borders.
Bains further said that restrictions and interruptions in access to the corridor hurt the religious sentiments of Sikhs worldwide and deprived devotees of the opportunity to pay obeisance at the historic shrine.
The resolution also urged the Centre to simplify pilgrimage procedures, particularly for elderly and infirm devotees, so that more members of the Sikh Sangat could visit Sri Kartarpur Sahib and seek darshan without unnecessary difficulties.
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