Invitation to Lahore’s World Punjabi Conference Received; I Am Not Allowed to Visit France or Japan, So Who Will Let Me Go to Pakistan? Says Indian Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister of Indian Punjab Bhagwant Mann has said that he has received an invitation to attend the World Punjabi Conference in Lahore, but questioned how he could visit Pakistan when he is not even allowed to travel to countries such as France and Japan.

A video of Bhagwant Mann is also going viral on social media in which he can be heard confirming that he has received an invitation to the World Punjabi Conference and expressing his doubts about being allowed to travel to Pakistan.

According to Indian media reports, Mann made these remarks while speaking in the Punjab Assembly. He said that the Indian and Pakistani Punjab share a common culture, similar problems and challenges, and stressed the need to strengthen people-to-people and cultural ties between the two sides.

He also expressed his desire to visit Kartarpur Sahib and called for the reopening of the Kartarpur Corridor to facilitate religious visits and promote closer ties between the people of the two Punjabs.