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The opening of the Kartarpur Corridor turned out to be lively, colourful ceremony with the first jatha of Indian pilgrims comprising, among others, former PM Manmohan Singh and union ministers Hardeep Puri and Harsimrat Badal speaking in glowing terms about the corridor. While Manmohan, accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur, said it was a good thing for both countries that the corridor had opened after a wait of over 70 years. Harsimrat said those talking about the possible use of corridor to revive the Khalistan movement did not believe in Guru Nanak or his teachings. Many saw it as a jibe at Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, who too was a part of the jatha. Amarinder had last week said Pakistan had a "hidden agenda" in opening the corridor. Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal described it as the happiest day of his life. Talking to journalists at Kartarpur Sahib, Hardeep Puri said India`s main problems came from Pakistan army and ISI and not from the civilian government. Navjot Singh Sidhu was the only Indian politician to give a speech at the ceremony. He thanked Pakistan PM Imran Khan for "creating history" by opening the corridor. The first jatha to travel through the corridor comprised pilgrims chose from all over the world.
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