No fee should be charged for Indians visiting Kartarpur Sahib, says Jaishankar
Jaishankar said in Amritsar on Friday that Indians have to pay a fee of USD 20 to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was imposed by Pakistan, but no fee should be charged for it.
Jaishankar said this during an interactive session in Amritsar.
After attending the nomination filing of the BJP candidate from Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, on Friday, Jaishankar clarified that 'Kartarpur is not only in our hands. We have to make an agreement with Pakistan, adding, «The USD 20 dollar fee that I remember, this was not implemented by us, it was by Pakistan.»
Jaishankar also mentioned that, while visas are no longer required for Kartarpur Sahib, crossing international borders.
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«We have to cross international borders to go to Kartarpur Sahab. we have already stopped the visa, there is no need for a visa. But because we are crossing international borders, people need to have passports in their hands. There are many people who want to go to Kartarpur Sahib but do not have a passport, so we completely understand their aspirations,» Jaishankar stated.
Further Jaishankar expressed his intention to discuss the matter with Pakistauthorities regarding the fee imposed by them on Kartarpur corridor.
And as for the matter that no fee should be charged on it, I can assure you that we will try to discuss this matter with the Pakistani authorities and try to reach a decision on it." said Jaishankar
Village Kartarpur is located on the west bank of the
