Kamaldeep Singh Brar

The Ferozepur MP said that under which the rights of minorities should be safeguarded. He said it was with this in mind that he had earlier stated that Muslims should be brought under the purview of the Citizen Amendment Bill.

Former minister Tota Singh proposed Sukhbir's name for the party president post and former MP Prem Singh Chadumajra and Jagmeet Singh Brar supported the proposal. No other name was proposed and Sukhbir Singh Badal was elected unanimously.

This time, exhibitors from Afghanistan, Turkey, Thailand and Egypt are also participating in PITEX. States like Jharkhand, J&K, Madhya Pradesh and the North-Eastern states will also be part of the event.

On Monday, 110 onion trucks were parked at the ICP in Attari, ready to leave for different parts of the country.

Thanks to devotees carrying supplies as an offering at Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, a problem of plenty ensured that a delicious tomato dish was served in langar to around 581 pilgrims who visited the historic gurdwara on Monday.

Opposition member Sukhdev Singh Bhaur asked why the Supreme Court didn’t ask the SGPC about any such visit by Guru Nanak before making references in its verdict.

Longowal’s name was proposed by former SGPC president Jagir Kaur and accepted in the absence of opposition members who had either boycotted the proceedings or staged a walkout.

A couple from Raipur of Madhya Pradesh that managed to cross the corridor without any trouble beamed as they held up their purchases — a pair of juttis and a salwar suit.

“I had brought my Aadhaar card. (Pakistan PM) Imran Khan had said that passport will not be required for the Corridor. But now they are seeking a passport,” said Hukam Singh, who had come from Pathankot with family.

The corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district.

Tweeting a video about Kartarpur Corridor, Shah wrote: “Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is a historic achievement that generations of devotees will remember. It will find special mention in the annals of history."

First Sikh jatha left for Pakistan on Tuesday on a nine-day tour to celebrate 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Around 2000 Sikhs were part of the first Jatha.

Navjot Singh Sidhu has sent a copy of the formal invitation from Pakistan to attend Kartarpur corridor opening event to the Ministry of External Affair which has to decide on Sidhu’s request to go to Pakistan.

In a separate statement, Amarinder said that along with all other MLAs, Sidhu had also been invited to join an all-party ‘jatha’ going from Punjab to Kartarpur Sahib via the corridor on November 9.

The signing comes after hectic negotiations over the last year, with Delhi and Islamabad agreeing on most major issues except a $20 fee to be levied by Pakistan per pilgrim on which India has sought a relook.

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SGPC had decided to preserve the bullet marks in and around Golden Temple in March 2016 through a resolution passed by its House. Such marks in Teja Singh Samundri Hall of SGPC headquarters have been already preserved with small glass holdings.

For the past few days, Krishna’s son Sukhraj Singh has been visiting Sikh bodies urging them to gather at Bargari in Kotkapura to observe the fourth death anniversary of the firing victims.