'Humara Sidhu Kidhar Hai': Imran Khan's Video Asking About Navjot Singh Sidhu Before Kartarpur Corridor Inauguration Goes Viral
A video of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan referring to Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu as "Humara Sidhu" is going viral on social media.
New Delhi, November 10: A video of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan referring to Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu as "Humara Sidhu" is going viral on social media. Imran Khan called Navjot Singh Sidhu "Humara Sidhu" while inquiring about his arrival at the Kartarpur corridor opening ceremony. The religious corridor, which connects Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab's Gurdaspur to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, was inaugurated on Saturday. Kartarpur Corridor Inaugurated: Dos and Don'ts for Pilgrims Travelling to Darbar Sahib Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan.
Sidhu was part of the first batch of pilgrims who used the corridor to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan. Other prominent pilgrims included former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. The viral video shows Imran Khan inquiring about Sidhu and Manmohan Singh before leaving for inauguration ceremony venue in a shuttle. Kartarpur Corridor Inauguration: 562 Pilgrims Visit Gurdwara in Pakistan on First Day.
"Achcha hamaara woh Sidhu kidhar hai? Main keh raha hoon hamaara Sidhu (Where is our Sidhu? I am saying our Sidhu)," Khan can be heard in the video. One of the officials then told the Pakistani Prime Minister that Sidhu was yet to cross the border and enter Pakistan. The cameraman then took shots of two gates. "Hamara gate khula hai, unka band hai (Our gate is open, their gate is shut)," an official travelling with Khan can be heard saying.
Khan then asked whether Manmohan Singh had arrived. The video garnered several likes and has also been viewed over 24,000 times so far. Khan arrived at the corridor inauguration ceremony using the shuttle service being used by the pilgrims. He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Special Assistant on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan and Special Assistant to PM for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari, among other officials.
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