Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has slammed Pakistan for its insistence of charging USD 20 as service fee from Indian devotees for visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, saying that the neighbouring country has made a "business out of faith." "The $20 fee each charged by Pak for Kartarpur Sahib darshan is atrocious. Earlier, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh had also lashed out at Pakistan for demanding the USD 20 service charge, saying it was tantamount to "putting a ticket" on visiting the historic gurdwara. In a major initiative last November, both India and Pakistan had agreed to set up the Kartarpur corridor. The four-lane highway connecting the Zero Point of the Kartarpur Corridor up to National Highway-354 is being constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Source: The Telegraph October 21, 2019 07:07 UTC