Alleging the mismanagement of the Kanwar Yatra he said, "The arrangements for Kanwar camps would have started a month earlier but due to the arbitrariness of the Aam Aadmi Party, the month of Shravan has started but till now tents have not been installed in most of the Kanwar camps. If tents
In a tragic incident, one Kanwar Yatra pilgrim died and another was injured in a road accident in the Ratanpuri police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, police said.
The pilgrims set out for the sacred site, heading towards the base camps of the Baltal and Pahalgam Yatras, where they will connect with their faith and seek blessings.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday spoke about the Supreme Court's verdict on nameplates in Kanwar Yatra route and said that the verdict is unconstitutional and if one writes their name and religion on the shop, then it is anti-Dalit and anti-Muslim.
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday targeted Bharatiya Janata Party over Uttar Pradesh government's directive to display owners' names outside shops, saying that the directive was issued to protect their chair.
In reaction to the Supreme Court staying the directive to shop along the Kanwar Yatra route, LoP Rajasthan Assembly Tika Ram Jully launched a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, saying that they do not adhere
DGP Uttarakhand Abhinav Kumar on Monday reached Haridwar to inspect the arrangements of the police administration for the Kanwar Mela 2024. During his visit to the fair area, Abhinav Kumar, along with other senior police officers, visited and inspected Bairagi Camp, Singh Dwar, Shankarachary
"The harmony and social unity in the country will prevail and this unnecessary controversy that was stoked for political gain will end. I would like to thank the Supreme Court that it has taken a good decision..."
Kishori Lal Sharma, Congress MP from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim stay on the directives issued by certain state governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route should display the names of the owners.
On the Supreme Court's verdict on nameplates in Kanwar Yatra routes, Congress leader Salman Khurshid said on Monday that the order by the Uttar Pradesh government was "illegal and unconstitutional." The Congress leader also emphasized that such measures are not supported by the Constitution.