Delhi Adds Kartarpur Sahib In Chief Minister's Pilgrimage Scheme
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The devotees will travel in AC-III tier trains on the Delhi-Velankanni-Delhi route whereas for the Kartarpur Sahib, they will be given seats in air-conditioned buses, it said.
The Delhi government will send senior citizens of the city on free pilgrimage to Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on January 5 next year, an official statement said on Friday.
Kartarpur Sahib and Velankanni Church in Tamil Nadu have been added to the "Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojna" after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's orders, it said.
"The first batch of pilgrims to Kartarpur Sahib will leave on January 5, 2022 in a deluxe bus from Delhi, and the first train for Velankanni Church will leave on January 7 next year," it said.
Meanwhile, Delhi Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot reviewed preparations for the pilgrimages under the scheme in a high-level meeting on Friday.
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