Kanwar Yatra 2024: After the Uttar Pradesh Police, Chief Miniter Yogi Adityanath extended the directive to all eateries, shops, and food carts across Kanwar Yatra routes to display their names in Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, and Shamli. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that this move was to ensure no ‘Kanwariya’ buys anything from a Muslim owner’s shop.
The order ensured that the names and identities of the proprietors were displayed to avoid any confusion among pilgrims during their Kanwar Yatra 2024 pilgrimage. A state government spokesperson said that the formal order shall follow soon as CM Adityanath will ensure that all Kanwar Yatra 2024 yatris do not get disturbed during their pilgrimage.
Opposition parties and some members of the ruling alliance have criticized the directive, who believe it targets Muslim traders. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to X and posted about the directive in Hindi.
“Our Constitution guarantees every citizen that he will not be discriminated against on the basis of caste, religion, language or any other basis. The divisive order to put up name boards of the owners of carts, kiosks, and shops in Uttar Pradesh is an attack on our Constitution, our democracy and our shared heritage,” read a rough translation of the Hindi post.
The Opposition linked the move to “apartheid” in South Africa and policies in Hitler’s Germany. As the controversy grew, the police clarified in a statement that the intention of the order was not to create any kind of “religious discrimination” but only to facilitate the devotees.
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