New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday urged the Union government to reopen the Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor and ensure regular, hassle-free access for Sikh devotees to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan. The Punjab Vidhan Sabha also passed a resolution calling for the corridor to be reopened and kept operational, with pilgrimage procedures simplified.

Addressing the House in Chandigarh on October 27, Mann said religious devotion should not be subject to narrow political considerations. He said the spiritual aspirations of devotees must be respected and called for the corridor to reopen so the Sikh sangat could visit the shrine without hindrance.

The resolution was moved by Education Minister Harjot Si...