The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday passed a resolution urging the Centre to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib corridor, and ensure uninterrupted access for pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, calling the passage a symbol of the Sikh community’s faith and shared religious heritage.

The resolution, moved by Education Minister Harjot Bains, urged the Union government to engage with the Pakistan government to ensure safe, hassle-free and uninterrupted movement of ‘Sangat’ to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. It also sought simplification of procedures for visiting the shrine and measures to enable more devotees to pay obeisance there.

The corridor has remained shut since May 7, 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent pre-dawn missile strikes by the Indian armed forces on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor.

In a reply in Parliament in July, the Centre acknowledged receiving representations from Sikh religious organisations seeking the corridor’s…