The Supreme Court on Monday put an interim stay on directives issued by the authorities of certain state governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route should display the names of the owners outside such shops.
In a significant update, the Supreme Court has put a stay on the directive issued by the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh, which mandated eateries along the Kanwariya Yatra route to display the owners' names.
Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbar spoke on Monday about the decision to place nameplates on the food shops in the Kanwar route in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Extending his support to the Uttar Pradesh government over its directive for food shops to display their owners' names along the Kanwar Yatra route, Bharatiya Janata Party Arun Govil on Monday said that he does not find anything wrong with the order.
With the monsoon showers giving their cool embrace to the subcontinent, devotees across the nation officially began their Kanwar Yatra on the occasion of the first Monday of 'Sawan' today.
The month of Sawan is famous for the Kanwar Yatra; devotees bring Ganga Jal and offer it to Lord Shiva on the day of Shivratri. Savan Shivratri falls in the month of July or August every year.
Ahead of the Kanwar Yatra 2024, which is scheduled to start on Monday, Additional CP (Traffic) of Eastern Range Dinesh Kumar Gupta said that all routes have been identified and adequate force is deployed in Delhi to eliminate inconvenience to the devotees.
Amid the row in Uttar Pradesh, the Haridwar Police Administration also issued an order for restaurant owners to display names on the Kanwar Yatra route.
Ahead of the first Monday of the Sawan Shivratri festival, the Lucknow Police has made extensive security arrangements, including the use of CCTV cameras.
Ahead of the Kanwar Yatra 2024, which is scheduled to start on Monday, Senior Superintendent Of Police (SSP) Haridwar Parmendra Dobhal said that the entire Kanwar Mela area has been divided into 14 super zones and 35 zones.
Notably, Jayant Chaudhary is a part of the National Democratic Alliance government at the centre and his party, RLD, holds important significance in western Uttar Pradesh.
Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the "nameplate" order on Kanwar routes, a heartwarming display of brotherhood and unity shines through in the work of Kanwar artisans in Haridwar.