Manmohan Singh accepts Amarinder Singh invite to be part of first ‘jatha’ to Kartarpur Sahib

Team Udayavani, Oct 3, 2019, 6:18 PM IST

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Thursday former prime minister Manmohan Singh had agreed to join the first all-party “jatha” (delegation) to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara to join the mega event after the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor.

He said this after meeting with the former prime minister here.

The Punjab chief minister also invited President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, including the historic opening of the Kartarpur Corridor.

In separate meetings with the president and the prime minister here, he urged them to join the mega celebrations to mark the auspicious occasion.

Singh told media persons that both Kovind and Modi had accepted the Punjab government’s invitation to be part of the historic celebrations and that the modalities of their visits would be chalked out after the Kartarpur Corridor opening programme was finalised with Pakistan.