After SC rap, UP govt says various groups have called off 'Kanwar Yatra'

Updated : Jul 18, 2021 08:09
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Editorji News Desk

The Uttar Pradesh govt has announced that there will be no 'Kanwar Yatra' in the state as various organisers have decided to call it off after their request. 

The development came a day after the Supreme Court said it cannot allow the Uttar Pradesh government "to hold 100 per cent physical 'Kanwar Yatra' in view of Covid", stressing that sentiments, including religious, are subservient to the Right to Life.

Also watch: 'Citizens perplexed': Supreme Court on UP govt's decision to allow 'Kanwar Yatra'

On Friday, the Supreme Court which had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to inform by July 19 whether it would reconsider its decision to hold a "symbolic" 'Kanwar Yatra'.

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