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
"Now you (BJP) are directing foodstalls to put up nameplates based on caste and religion? Do you want to divide the country? You won't profit from it. You are breaking the nation's unity," Raut said, speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Saturday.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi tore into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the recent government order in Uttar Pradesh that mandates shopkeepers to put up nameplates in front of their stalls stating their owner's name, saying that the ruling party is not able to "digest" its "moral defeat"
"Fear on UP's kanwar routes: This is The reality of hatred for Indian Muslims ,credit for this visceral hatred goes to political parties /leaders of Hindutva and so called lip servicing Secular parties," Owaisi said in a post on 'X', sharing a photo of an egg stall displaying the name of
The Uttar Pradesh government's directive to food shops on the Kanwar Yatra route to display details of the owner or operator has drawn criticism from the opposition parties as well as several alliance partners of the ruling party, BJP.
Ahead of the upcoming festival season, Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation Mayor Somya Gurjar said that only those who have a commercial license will get the license for a meat shop, and it will have to be indicated whether it is Jhatka or Halal so that no one's public sentiments are hur
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Friday termed the Uttar Pradesh government's directive to the food shops on the Kanwar routes to display the details of their owners as an attack against the Constitution. She said that the directive goes against the constitutional dictate that no citizen s
Condemning the decision of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government to put 'nameplates' on food shops on the Kanwar route in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Friday said that the practice of untouchability, which was abolished just after the country attai
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directive for shops along Kanwar Yatra routes in Uttar Pradesh to display owner nameplates has sparked mixed reactions. BJP leaders Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Mohsin Raza emphasize communal harmony, while opposition figures criticize the move. Police are enforci
BJP Leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi emphasized the need for communal harmony in response to confusion over administrative guidelines for the Kanwar Yatra. Naqvi and UP Minister Kapil Dev Aggarwal clarified that the guidelines aim to respect Kanwariyas' faith by ensuring food shops along the ro
On Friday, the Uttar Pradesh State Government announced measures for the well-being of Kanwar pilgrims, including the display of owner/operator names at food and beverage shops along Kanwar routes to maintain the sanctity of the pilgrimage. The order has sparked criticism, with opposition
Today, signs of normalcy have returned to Gandatwisa. Shops and markets are open, people are seen attending to their daily routines, and government officials are back at work. The community's resilience, coupled with the decisive actions of the authorities, has played a crucial role in resto