Pakistan's Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid on November 30, said that the opening of the Kartarpur corridor was the brainchild of Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and it will hurt India for ever, reports India Today. The Minister’s claim has contradicted his government's assertion that the idea behind the initiative was of Prime Minister Imran Khan. "India will remember forever the kind of wound inflicted on it by Gen Bajwa by opening Kartarpur corridor," the Minister said adding that "Gen Bajwa strongly hit India by opening the corridor. Through this project, Pakistan has created a new environment of peace and won itself love of the Sikh community".
Meanwhile, expressing concern over the Pakistan Minister’s statement, the Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on December 1, said that the Minister’s disclosure had exposed Islamabad’s nefarious intent behind the initiative, reports The Tribune. The CM added that he had all along maintained that while as a Sikh he was elated at the opening of the corridor, that provided access to Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, however, the threat it posed to our country could not be ignored.” He further said he had repeatedly warned that Pakistan was trying to woo the Sikhs by opening the corridor to further the ISI-backed “Referendum 2020” agenda.