Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday took Twitter to urge Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to apply passport waiver not just to Sikhs in India but to all citizens of the country.

He also said that he was ‘happy and grateful’ that the Pakistan government waived the passport requirement for Sikh pilgrims visiting the Kartarpur Sahib.

Singh further urged the Pakistan PM to waive off $20 fee on all days for the pilgrims visit rather than just two days.

Happy & grateful for waiver of passport & advance registration conditions for Sikh pilgrims by @ImranKhanPTI govt, but would urge Pakistan to apply this not just to Sikhs but all citizens of secular India. Also urge Pak PM to waive off $20 fee on all days instead of just two.

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) November 1, 2019

On Friday, Imran Khan announced that Sikh pilgrims from India won’t need a passport to travel to Kartarpur Sahib.

“For Sikhs coming for pilgrimage to Kartarpur from India, I have waived off two requirements: i) they won’t need a passport-just a valid ID; ii) they no longer have to register 10 days in advance. Also, no fee to be charged on day of inauguration and on Guruji”s 550th birthday,” Imran Khan tweeted.

For Sikhs coming for pilgrimage to Kartarpur from India, I have waived off 2 requirements: i) they wont need a passport – just a valid ID; ii) they no longer have to register 10 days in advance. Also, no fee will be charged on day of inauguration & on Guruji’s 550th birthday

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 1, 2019

The Kartarpur Corridor which is set to be operational from November 9, will connect the Sikh holy site Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in Punjab. A visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims will be allowed through the corridor. The visitors would only require to obtain a permit to visit the Kartarpur Sahib.

Kartarpur Sahib is located around four kilometers from Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Pakistan’s Narowal district across the Ravi river.

From the Indian border to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan is building the corridor while from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur up to the Pakistan border, India is building the corridor.

The corridor will be open for the public in the wake of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.