Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu wrote to Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan suggesting ways to keep the “sanctity” of Kartarpur Sahib while both countries find ways to build a corridor for the pilgrims to travel with ease.
On Sunday, Navjot Singh Sidhu wrote two letters to Prime Minister Modi with six suggestions and another to Prime Minister Imran Khan with five suggestions.
Suggesting that concrete structures should be avoided to maintain the “pristine” landscape, he wrote, “The sacredness and serenity of Kartarpur Sahib and Dera Baba Nanak Gurudwara Sahib await the footfalls of our pilgrims. Yet precisely our footfalls have the power to erode the history, architecture and ecology of these sites. We, who revere most their pristine landscape and terrain, must tread lightly to avoid disfigurement in the name of ‘commercialization’ and ‘tourist comforts’.”
He wrote to both the leaders to protect the holy land and use sustainable and organic methods to sustain the flow of pilgrims, including sustainable use of water.
He also suggests regulating “movement” of pilgrims, avoid transport on the corridor and move on foot except for the elderly.
“We must move primarily on foot with an exception only for elderly, disabled or sick, along with providing accessible amenities such as toilets. Personal transport should be eschewed at all costs,”
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