The Act states that the places of worship in the country which existed on 15th August, 1947, will be kept as they are. Only the Babri dispute in Ayodhya was excluded from this.
Shivalinga melting within a few days after the beginning of Yatra has occurred in the past too.
This journey will end on 19thAugust. This year more than 3,50,000 people have registered for Amarnath Yatra.
Last year four and a half lakh devotees had come to yatra, whereas this year around six lakhs devotees are expected to visit.
By 28th June, 3 lakhs plus pilgrims had registered for the Yatra. This number is 10% more than last year’s number.
Dhirendra Krishna Shastri also clarified that he never differentiates between Hindu and Muslim; he talks only about Hindus.
Will sluggish administration taking years to complete public works learn anything from this ?