Supreme Court notice to the Central, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh Governments

‘Why permission was granted to Kanwar Yatra in Corona pandemic ?

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New Delhi – Taking cognisance over Uttar Pradesh allowing Kanwar Yatra, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh Governments and has demanded an explanation from them. The next hearing will be on 16^th July. Under the chairmanship of Justice Rohinton Nariman, the Division Bench issued the notice. BJP governed Uttarakhand Government has decided to ban the Kanwar Yatra. Last year also, there was a ban on Kanwar Yatra.

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1. Kanwar Yatra begins on 25^th July. It has been permitted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh with some conditions. After this permission from the UP Government, Uttarakhand Government is going to reconsider the matter. ‘Many States are involved in Kanwar Yatra. We will discuss with them and then make a decision’, said Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
2. The Court said, ‘they learnt through a newspaper that permission was granted to Kanwar Yatra by the UP Government, whereas Uttarakhand has rejected it due to its previous experience. We want to know, what exactly is the role of the other States ? Indian citizens are suffering. They are not even aware of what is going on ? At the same time, the Prime Minister of the nation has said, ‘We cannot be careless about the coronavirus’. We are issuing notice to the Central, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh Governments’.