BJP made bets to penetrate the fort of Punjab!

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The political path of punjab is not going to be easy for the bharatiya janata party (BJP). Because this time

BJP is going to fight the elections alone after breaking away from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). But before

this, in the last few years, the central bjp government has made many proposals to woo the Sikhs. bjp has

made big bets to penetrate the fort of Punjab. Will bjp be able to get the benefit of these bets in this election

or not? This is a big question.

35 year old blacklist removed

In the year 2019, in the month of september, the central government decided to remove 312 Sikh foreign

nationals from the 35-year-old blacklist. Many of these people were included in this list since 1980. At that

time extremism was at its peak in Punjab.

Inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor

On 9 november 2019, PM Modi inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor. Which connects Dera baba Nanak in

Punjab with darbar Saheb in Kartarpur. Its purpose is to facilitate the visit of Sikh pilgrims to Kartarpur

Sahib.

Kartarpur Corridor and blacklist reduction

The Kartarpur Corridor and reduction in the blacklist were both long-standing demands of the Sikhs. The BJP

was also credited for restarting the investigation into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Union home minister Amit

Shah has claimed many times that PM Modi had formed the SIT in 2015.

Foreign Contribution to the Golden Temple

The Union home Ministry granted the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration to the Golden Temple

in september 2020. Through this the golden temple was allowed to receive foreign donations

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