Hoardings praising Sidhu, Pak PM brought down in Dera Bassi

Satinder Pal Singh

Dera Bassi, November 10

Several hoardings that surfaced in the town describing Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as real heroes for turning the Kartarpur corridor project into a reality, were brought down hurriedly by some unknown persons on Sunday.

The hoardings, which surfaced on Saturday, credited the cricketer-turned-politicians for making the project, giving Sikh devotees an easy access to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara across the border in Pakistan, a reality.

The hoardings, carrying Navjot Sidhu’s picture alongside Imran Khan, read in Gurmukhi, “Sidhu and Imran Khan are the real heroes for making the Kartarpur corridor project a reality... the credit goes to them”.

However, a day later some unknown persons removed all banners.

The hoardings were put up in the city by Gursewak Singh, a resident of Karkour village, Dera Bassi, whose picture was also on them.

While speaking to The Tribune Gursewak said the move of opening the corridor came to light only during Sidhu’s visit to Pakistan to attend Imran Khan’s swearing-in ceremony last year. He had disclosed that an assurance was given to him that Pakistan intended to open the corridor dedicated to the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev.

He said: “As far as the removal of hoardings at various locations in the city is concerned, I feel there is nothing wrong in it.”