A huge ruckus was created in Punjab when news broke out quoting Punjab DGP on Kartarpur Corridor. On Friday, Punjab Police Chief Dinkar Gupta had said, the visa-free passage cleared for Sikh pilgrims was “a huge security challenge from a terrorism point of view”.
He was quoted saying, "Kartarpur offers a potential that you send somebody in the morning as an ordinary chap and by evening he comes back as trained terrorist actually. You are there for six hours, you can be taken to a firing range, you can be taught to make an IED."
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After his statement quoted by a news agency, he was harshly condemned by Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Chairman of Delhi Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, who asked for strict action against Dinkar. The condemnation also came from Bikram Singh Majithia and Akali Dal President Harchand Singh Longowal.
However, finally, Dinkar Gupta broke his silence and said that his statement was miss interpreted and miss presented as he was speaking on possible threats from Pakistan.