Overview
- Punjab Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to permit travel to Nankana Sahib for Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary in November.
- Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal urged a review of the order and called for reopening the Kartarpur Corridor, while Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa pressed for restoring access as well.
- Sri Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj criticized the curbs as inconsistent, noting India’s cricket engagement with Pakistan, and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann called the restriction discriminatory.
- Pakistan’s Evacuee Trust Property Board and the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee said their facilities and logistics are ready, inviting Indian Sikhs for Kartarpur events including the Sept. 22 observance of Guru Nanak’s death anniversary.
- India’s directive followed security concerns after the April Pahalgam attack and the Attari–Wagah closure, and no reversal has been announced on the bar against processing jatha applications for the November observances.