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.
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.
A pedestrian programme was organised at Arjun Chowk, Brahamasarovar, on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
The theme of the Raahgiri was a tree in the name of mother and thousands of citizens planted the trees.
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.
The Central Tibetan Administration of the Tibetan government in exile has prepared to draw up a map to counter China's tactics of changing the names of places and territories.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday condemned Uttar Pradesh government's directive for food shops to display their owners' names saying that its an attempt by the BJP to create distance between people.
Notably, 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.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Golu Shukla from the Indore-3 assembly constituency voiced his support on Saturday for the Uttar Pradesh government's order directing eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display names of their respective owners.
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday strongly condemned the directive issued by the BJP state governments in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to all eateries to display their owners' names along the entire stretch of the Kanwar Yatra route .
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday came out in support of Uttar Pradesh government's directive for food shops on the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names, saying that a similar notifications were issued during the Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhile
"This is for people's convenience. People should know who owns the hotel and who is preparing the food. Even if you go to the market, you will see the owner's name on the shop. This is for the convenience of the people," Haridwar DM Garbyal said while speaking to ANI.
Sibal emphasized that the ongoing debates around the yatra are detracting from India's progress and called on the Prime Minister, Home Minister, and Chief Ministers to refrain from using such matters for political gain.