Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 6: Save Sharda Committee (SSC) Head & Founder, Ravinder Pandita called on Charge’ de Affaires and acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in India Aftab Hasan Khan, in New Delhi today. He presented a book on Sharda, as desired by him, authored by Raja Nazar Buniyari that was recently released in Srinagar Kashmir.
In a cordial meeting that lasted one hour Save Sharda Committee Kashmir presented a letter for Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan stressing the need for reopening of Sharda corridor on the lines of Kartarpur pilgrimage.
” Cross LoC Heritage and religious tourism must begin. We should have cross LoC pilgrimages on both sides of LoC including Sharda Peeth yatra that was last held in 1948. Swami Nand Lal Ji, a Kashmiri was the last saint to sit on Sharda Peeth and the yatra had flourished during Maharaja Ranbir Singh’s period” said Ravinder Pandita.
Aftab Hasan Khan promised to take up the matter with Pakistani Government and liked the idea and struggle of Save Sharda Committee. The Committee in its letter has asked Pakistani Prime Minister to bring in an amendment to current LoC permit rules to add pilgrimages too, apart from meeting relatives. The Supreme court order of PoK (AJK) as well as DG Archeology order on maintaining sanctity of Peeth as well as Archeology & Tourism Department Circular taking over the minorities Shrines was also presented to Charge’ de’ Affaires on behalf of the Committee. Save Sharda Committee has been struggling for reopening of Sharda Peeth for more than two decades now and has taken up the matter with both Governments of India and Pakistan.
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